Mom’s advice, it sat on ice till those words melted away
You wake up to those horrid voices everyday.
The chorus of indifference that hums you into decay
a wave of harmony into your restless grave
Mute faces on talk show screens, you watched at 3 am
it is the framing of your own life’s silent film
Loitering to armageddon waiting on a train
arets*** are on a transit map well mark your place
Discount expiration sticker you helped to be misplaced
the circle of life is a bargain on her sways**
Stolen leather jacket depicts all your favorite bands
icons of true rebellious spirit painted trends
When you dirge down the gauntlet of the boxes and the cans
do you think of your apartment and dirty pots and pans
In the checkout line, you hold your wine, and look at magazines
maybe a frozen dinner to thaw out in the sink
But no fragments reach your mossy eyes
No UV rays from sunny skies
No panoramic desert scenes
To replace us ****
