There isn't much left.
That's the way it is sometimes.
You plan and plan
for the day
when there won't be any,
and yet you're still surprised
when there isn't much left
in the end.
My days are not like seven fat cows
or seven skinny ones.
My days are like veal.
They're slaughtered young,
and at night I feast upon them.
Some nights I can sleep contentedly afterwards..
And others,
I lay awake unable to dream at all.
Guilt keeps me awake.
I've become a kosher butcher of time!
Often my own.
That's the way it is sometimes.
There isn't much left.
So I plan and plan
trying to postpone the day
when there won't be any.
Sep 22, 2016
Sep 22, 2016 at 9:24 PM UTC
There isn't much left.
That's the way it is sometimes.
You plan and plan
for the day
when there won't be any,
and yet you're still surprised
when there isn't much left
in the end.
My days are not like seven fat cows
or seven skinny ones.
My days are like veal.
They're slaughtered young,
and at night I feast upon them.
Some nights I can sleep contentedly afterwards..
And others,
I lay awake unable to dream at all.
Guilt keeps me awake.
I've become a kosher butcher of time!
Often my own.
That's the way it is sometimes.
There isn't much left.
So I plan and plan
trying to postpone the day
when there won't be any.
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