immediately did i recognize
mirrors filled with loneliness and hunger
cold blue stammering had me mesmerized
oh boy what they must have been like younger
i wish i could have stared at them longer
before the world blackened a little blank
dulled just a bit, shade grey out of anger
some things other than hearts and ankles break
so from this brief passing glance did i take
Jan 1, 2013
Jan 1, 2013 at 9:11 AM UTC
immediately did i recognize
mirrors filled with loneliness and hunger
cold blue stammering had me mesmerized
oh boy what they must have been like younger
i wish i could have stared at them longer
before the world blackened a little blank
dulled just a bit, shade grey out of anger
some things other than hearts and ankles break
so from this brief passing glance did i take
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