Consider this
my resignation
from caring at all.
In two weeks time,
I’ll be just fine.
I swear to God I’ll quit
before I learn to live with this
second-best half-attempt.
I follow this until my legs give in and my heart explodes.
Job well done!
Til then I’ll wait to see
the ground give way
in front of me,
leaving me up the stream.
We are the children of the
stages we have left behind;
a makeshift home.
We’re sleeping soundly on the
bed of broken songs before
one by one
Awake, Awake
This is your birthright
waiting for you to claim.
This is your birthright.
Accept it in my name.
This is your birthright
waiting for you to claim.
This is your birthright.
Accept it in my name.
This is your birthright
waiting for you to claim.
This is your birthright.
Accept it in my name.
Awake!
Awake!
I wish I had some covering
to cover me from everything,
a naive smile
to hide behind.