Would it have made as much of an impact if it hadn’t happened then? Trouble is influenced, the kind of strain that context makes The empty seat with broken seat belts, The longest bus ride home Always the last one off It didn’t matter It was three months off And two weeks gone
Took the bed next to the window (moving out) When dad put in the air conditioner We wondered as we lied awake We wondered how it stayed in place Without falling into the back yard
The pool, a substitute shower I already had a plan planned
Have you ever heard of a lightning whelk? It’s a monster that absorbs lightning and Stores the energy in its shell So whatever you do, don’t attack the shell
Weight capacity Waiting for a turn Watching for mistakes Alone in the cold when everyone was outside “I don’t miss my span of attention”
And the sunscreen never worked And putting on a shirt Just made it worse
Tried to convince ourselves that this year would bring change (an awkward stance) Somehow never speak again
We fooled ourselves It’s alright
I want you to know everything’s fine You tried to say I gave little back and tried to say As little as I could say Wait to show up late And stand in the back
Trusting in some climax to give it closure but it was Much quieter than we had thought it was really gonna be
Spent half a year in California (take it back) Let nothing follow us from home The weather never changed a day we stayed there (stay the same) Except for the two days it rained in November It was like time was stuck or standing still And our surprise, we find That all of this would still commit That what we threw against the wall, That it would really stick