Inch by inch,
Breath by breath,
we crawl through our mess
of fingernails and lies

Step by step,
Blink by blink,
we sweat from our eyes and mouths,
to make sure we're living.

When we were younger and more complete,
we didn't know it,
And when our eyes were shut and it was dark,
we found it hard to feel the light,

Shaken little hot head,
broken washed teeth,
crooked jaw and cut up face.

But we have beautiful souls
So to everyone but us we're safe.