The Mountain by Elizabeth Bishop
I thought I was deep enough in the fog that you couldn't see me following
Just a hint, a breath of me and you start
I thought I was better than that but I don't know my age
Even now, on the phone, my mom tells me I have old behind my eyes
And I say what eyes? What eyes, mom
Tell me how old I am
I don't mean to complain
And they say it is my fault
And nobody tells me anything
But they love me, echoingly
Tell me how old I am
You think I'm somewhere in the fog
But I just am the fog
And I don't know my age
He murmurs, "My, my, what a sky." And then he says "Thank you." And then he says "Bathe me in the electric lights
Oh, children
Oh, children
Just a hint, a breath of me and you start
I thought I was better than that but I don't know my age
Even now, on the phone, my mom tells me I have old behind my eyes
And I say what eyes? What eyes, mom
Tell me how old I am
I don't mean to complain
And they say it is my fault
And nobody tells me anything
But they love me, echoingly
Tell me how old I am
You think I'm somewhere in the fog
But I just am the fog
And I don't know my age
He murmurs, "My, my, what a sky." And then he says "Thank you." And then he says "Bathe me in the electric lights
Oh, children
Oh, children
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Writer(s): Tess Berger
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