Tangerine

Sucking down tangerines
In porch light, a poor lie
Sorry for being mean
I guess I apologize

Haven't I got the knees
To stand high and watch my
Hands crawl up the seam
Of the skin I recognize

Do you know me
Do I stick out on the concrete
A sore thumb
Your stitch-up
I've hit rock bottom
Who I was when
You and I were only children's
A shadow
In the back row
Come haunt my marrow

Why? and I spin
Half a man, half my kin
Why have I been gifted sentiment
God knows I won't use it

Homegrown nectarines
The sunlight cannot find
Chewing on cherry seeds
The dogs bite in hard times

Hot-headed man-to-be
You talk like you're not right
It's something in your speech
Your words- they mean nothing

Do I stick out on the concrete
A sore thumb
Your stitch-up
I've hit rock bottom
Who I was when
You and I were only children's
A shadow
In the back row
Come haunt my marrow

Hands white holding
The fortune teller should've told me
What I'd find
Well I guess I
Will press on tomorrow
Have I lost it
I've been digging through the carpet
For a headstone
Or a backbone
Some you memento



Credits
Writer(s): Aidan Cremeans
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