Evolution

I open my purse

And the powder falls out

Mummy has a secret little clown

We trip skip over the brick dust

Everybody has a secret she says

As if she knows

She knows

He knows

We all fall down

When the fun stops

Stop

But we can never stop 

Mummy said 

My breath lifts the sheets 

Rise and fall like waves

I could watch for hours

Content in the flow of myself

Fluid pushes fluid

Just so you know

And you know they make you drowsy

Smile

Yes

Just give me the fucking pills

Pink liquor soup and black out blinds

Everything evolves given time

We trip skip on the brick dust

We like the open window on the top floor

We could have caught the bus

Or rode the train

Instead we turn circles on our powder runs

The glass falls to the ground

We would have picked it up

Kept it in our pocket

Now we lick up what was spilled 

Everything evolves given time

Up or down

You really should choose

The man wears a pink ladybug watch 

Buys some cheese

Are we sober 

I ask as we stand in the queue

Of course silly

Sober as Hatter

Clever as the Cheshire Cat

She crunches the sugar

Spits in the mint 

I pour our julep 

Captive to the bed

In the afternoon sun

I raise a glass

To us dear Alice

To us.