The worm he dances swiftly up the ankle of my bones He crests the waves of belt buckles and hips as smooth as stones One wiggle closer to the prize Of brainpan thoughts and wandering eyes He brings with him a quaint disease It breathes a wind that buckles knees The knees that kept me standing, kept my pupils locked in line Now this black worm has edged into the highway of my spine The spiral steps and collar bone, a temporary hurdle Luckily his slippery frame were made for such a battle So up he goes to dive into my choppy, brainy sea And loose the anchor off his ship, infecting happily