you were a flower
did you know that?
long, twining, reaching, and I
I never knew what you were reaching for
bad dreams are the mother
of your insecurity and the alcohol rage
is against the night of crying
you sang in such a way that I never understood
you were a bird
did you know that?
and I never grasped what you meant
with your sweet, broken words
and when you fluttered away
the desperate anger searching for a place to land
and when you never came back
I think I lost you a million years ago