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By Misti Date: 2004 May 10 Comment on this Work [[2004.05.10.14.43.6890]] |
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I need some darkness, darling I need some shade sanctuary like Morrison sang about in "The Soft Parade" I need a hiding place a deep hole in the cold hard dirt I'm hurting in the screaming sun everyone is loud and yellow and bright they can have a Silly String of days just give me one night where the only presence is my own and all the unknown is sleeping cool inside my head the sheets are twisted on my bed and the nightmares are tracking me down telling me my number is up there are ghosts there are demons and the angels so seemingly innocent hell bent on slicing my spirit to shreds and I am not so brave and I am not so strong I've been running too long to learn how to stand my ground whatever peace I've found has been because of you too many false loves have made me doubt what's true I burn with you and ooze and melt I've found my home on the veldt and yes it's sweet but I need a retreat a moment of relief brief because you don't live in the shadows and you don't hide I swear on Apollo I'll be your gleaming beaming Fourth of July bride but first I need some freeze some shiver some facts are better faced alone stones in my pocket to take me to quiet depths no one will ever find I don't mind that you can't come along I'll die alone and sing a song for you when I'm ready to awake and you can take me then and make me your Icarus you aren't finished with me yet so don't be so don't be the night is always over way too soon and the new moon is old again the rabbit hunched over like he's tired from the race and I've known some turtles and I've jumped some hurdles you love my long legs I like them okay this today needs to die I will cry until I stop blink away the tears and kiss the dark fareweLL hopscotch into heLL as long as you're there one last Antarctica siesta before the fiesta of all fiestas with you |