it’s been a year since you pierced my ear
a time came when you had to face the fear
why did you run away, why did you decide
to hide out from the world? you were once
the earth’s baby, the world’s little girl
now you are a shell of your former self
a shrunken infant crying on sucked thumbs
and diapers full
of longing and bad energy
you try to stay sane but the pain gets in the way
i remember you once told me not to say
it but i did it anyway
now look where we are?
the lights are so bright in the city we don’t even
see a star
nothing to wish on so you keep those pennies
in a jar
and wait for a wishing well
to tell your desires to
instead of you telling them to me
i wouldn’t be listening in the least to say the least
we had our feast, you were my beast
not the best but the brightest
short but always the highest
now you’ve gone and hid yourself under a rock,
head stuck in the sand
but the marching band still plays on and i’m glad
i no longer stand in your way
remember when you pierced my ear?
the hole is closed up now and there is nothing
more to fear
