Exiting the void without
Sinking noiselessly into my third skin
The daylight behind, a trailing blur
What happens in the night makes less sense
First suit donned when in groggy waking light
Momentary protests at the dawn
Fumbles with our old mechanics
Still creaking from the evening’s slumber
Second when, in flash-bang charge
The workman’s curse sets cast its truths
En route to jobs and errands laden
so heavily without grit or grin
Sea legs now acquired
Us, with our souls bound by order
So eager for the day to end
Hours lost and hours spent
And when the clocks call for quittin’
Sudden surge of tired smiles
Play light the facts that choke our freedoms
Setting out now to town to celebrate them with friends
None for me though, I’m a goner
What happens in the night makes less sense
A step towards home is both backwards and on
Leaned back to indulge a simpler sigh
I’m always leaning back on something
Crutches groan and boulders shudder
Captured moments deep in pockets
Whatever helps the day roll by
Aug 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 at 2:56 AM UTC
Exiting the void without
Sinking noiselessly into my third skin
The daylight behind, a trailing blur
What happens in the night makes less sense
First suit donned when in groggy waking light
Momentary protests at the dawn
Fumbles with our old mechanics
Still creaking from the evening’s slumber
Second when, in flash-bang charge
The workman’s curse sets cast its truths
En route to jobs and errands laden
so heavily without grit or grin
Sea legs now acquired
Us, with our souls bound by order
So eager for the day to end
Hours lost and hours spent
And when the clocks call for quittin’
Sudden surge of tired smiles
Play light the facts that choke our freedoms
Setting out now to town to celebrate them with friends
None for me though, I’m a goner
What happens in the night makes less sense
A step towards home is both backwards and on
Leaned back to indulge a simpler sigh
I’m always leaning back on something
Crutches groan and boulders shudder
Captured moments deep in pockets
Whatever helps the day roll by
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