I laid there motionless
Aside from the choking fits
From terror, is that so wrong?
To think that (I I I I I I I)
I don't belong (I I I I I I I)
The monsters inside that room (I I I I I I I)
Got sharper, my attitude (I I I I I I I)
For Laurie, skin to skin (I I I I I I I)
He is me and I am him (I I I I I I I)
I overhead (I'll sit still while you are counting)
You bait my lure (say it wrong and face the drowning)
You think I won't put up a fight (staked with needles on the couch)
I get what I deserve (get up and risk bleeding out)
The next day we all awoke
To act like it's all a joke
As if we did not change
Our problems were so mundane
I drove home past the stream
To slip in my old routine
Grab groceries, carry on
Self checkout a wrapped black swan