Light

The thread of our suicide is so very long
And dull sighs Alice 
I clean the sink again
Twelve 
That’s when we’ll stop
I promise
You said that before
You lie
Like mud pie
Well at least it shines
Not so shiny when we stop though
She hops off the shelf and picks the thorns off the floor
It’s dark now
Night 

Look at the moon she says
It’s beautiful
When did you lose your courage 
For a moment she is older than me
Maybe she always is

Let's take the curtains down and light the sky with words  
Sing a song of sixpence
Pennies fill the stars

Time ticks on and we must be real 
And true and pretty and fervent as roses
And never late

For what
The important date
Which is
Today 
Tomorrow 
The day after that 

There are many days to come whether you like it or not

She huffs and folds her hands over her chest

A bird sits in the tree watching 
Always watching
Like a crocus aching for spring
Waiting for the thread to stretch and pop 

It’s really not all that important
It’s just time
It will pass
Your crossroad is inside
They can’t steal that
They can’t steal you

She is right
Of course
My wise little owl

I hold her hand and we make tea and cake and sing

This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

In every dark corner that we find

Let our light shine.