The ceiling ***** you in And the rafters wrap around and devour While the daylight outside begins to doze. The corners of the room Start to accuse with silent phrases which they toss into your mouth.
Time to walk to the next one Alone. Single minded but softly, bluntly so. Time to dare the world to judge you 'Cause you're forgetting; "frogs will jump... by request or no."
Time to stumble to the next one Bile summoned to your throat Doors open and inhale you As you think about your breathing Far too hard and carefully.
Half heard conversations start to wrap around your neck
Time to loosen the belt around your waist.
You step out for some air. They're smoking--fancy that.
Time to fall into the next one When you belch it tastes like soap. The floor springs toward the ceiling Drop a dollar in the cuss jar, ***** mouth... And cinch your hat down tighter Like you hope it eats your head.
Conversations yank you to the ******* floor And the rafters chew you up and spit what's left into your hungry hat. The corners are done with you... ...so it's time...
So I'd like to see you try and crawl home.
Wrote this one ALL the way back on March 10th, 2011.