That Awkward Thing
the girls like kittens
all bending backwards
and tumbling falls
tumblers break
and we walk home
on hands that slap
the pavement hard
things don't bend
but we were never
very good anyway
you looked at it
and it looked back
like an unloved kitten
if you knew the story
behind me the joke
would be sadder I told you
I was dying- naked damp
from the rain falling on
you said you loved me liar
liar - honesty is my final sin
and pity keeps you from flying
when I fall off the world.