The time is wrong on my diary. The date is okay. I think that this is just something that I'll have to deal with.Did Tinkerbell die for some abstract reason or did I drop a CD just perfectly to slice my ceramic Tink in 3 pieces?
Ahhhhhh, Ani has returned to my CD player....JUKEBOX:
in the jukebox of her memory
the list of names flips by and stops
she closes her eyes
and smiles as the record drops
THEN SHE DRINKS HERSELF UP AND OUT
OF HER KITCHEN CHAIR
AND SHE DANCES OUT OF TIME
AS SLOW AS SHE CAN SWAY
FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN SAY
THIS DANCE IS MINE
THIS DANCE IS MINE
her hair bears silent witness
to the passing of time
tattoos like mile markers
map the distance she has come
winning some, losing some
she says, my sister still calls every sunday night
after the rates go down
but i still can never manage to say anything right
my whole life blew up
and now it's all coming down
she says, leave me alone
tonight i just wanna stay home
she fills the pot with water
and she drops in the bone
SHE SAYS, I'VE GOT A DARKNESS THAT I HAVE TO FEED
I'VE GOT A SADNESS
THAT GROWS UP AROUND ME LIKE A WEED
AND I'M NOT HURTING ANYONE
I'M JUST SPIRALING IN
AS SHE CLOSES HER EYES
AND HEARS THE SONG BEGIN AGAIN