The Middle Step

from Parkwood by Mayor of Donutville

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Useless. My hand in a cast
Stared up at the ceiling, as the shadows passed
I watched the pages burn but had no words
The first words were always my last

I was a meaningless jab
Cut in to stop you from feeling glad
What a stupid thing to be out of everything
A loathsome and terrible lad

Over rivers and thru tangled woods
To the home by the halos and pines
Broken down by the crack on the mirror
The drop of blood on the line

I was the fly on the wall
Plundered the bookshelf to read them all
I sat for hours on end on the middle step
Waiting for someone to call

Trapped in a snare of my own
You ran the race while I stayed at home
Crushed down in an ugly chair, in the dark and bare
Four walls to keep me alone

Over rivers and thru tangled woods
To the home by the halos and pines
Broken window the crack on the mirror
But each clock still rings on time

Useless. My hand in a cast
Stared up at the ceiling, as the shadows passed
I watched the pages burn but had no words
The first words were always my last

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from Parkwood, released January 4, 2023

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