By the guppy
Date: 1 December 2000
tooby me (with notes)
i turn to walk away //turning my back to the alter
throwing salt over my shoulder //a pinch for good luck/ward off evil
is inappropriate today //pagan ritual being done within a catholic chapel
but i do it anyway //just in case it works
i keep in in a pouch //gotta have a mojo
in my pocket //breast pocket/over the heart
'neath my garlic necklace //protection from vampires
i can't believe you say i'm reckless //i'm actually really careful
that's your defect //so sorry you can't see that
it's cheap protection //don't need a whole lot of faith
when it comes down //when circumstances arise
to "what the hell is going on?" //that i can't quite figure out anyway
i have to face what i can't believe //truth stranger than fiction
wish i could force faith //wish i could force faith
and live in a sensible place //wish life made more sense
instead of limbo //instead of chaos
i shouldn't complain //i'm complaining anyway
i've got the zip code memorized already anyway //lived in chaos for a long time
and they've got my address //weirdness knows where to find me
so they can send me anything //wonder what will happen next
they think that i should see //i've seen a lot of bad things/learned lots
and i'm still joyful enough to be ignorant //i can still laugh
i'm still ignorant enough to be me //i have much more to learn/title reference
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