The Man Who Unraveled

Looking at my thumb today My fingerprint seemed to sway I looked a little closer still and found The groove of my thumb unwound And I thought: can this be real? There's no symptom that I feel Someone help me! Won't you help me? And the groove is spinning out Tell me: what's this all about? Now it's gone! The print is gone! And the lines inside my hand Are being pulled out like threads And I'm watching as I'm unweaving And I wonder if it's me Or if someone else can see See this man unravel I check the birthmark on my chin Blank skin where it should have been Then check my other hand but as I feared All prints and lines have disappeared And I think: can this be real? There's no symptom that I feel Someone help me! Won't you help me? Look at me, what do you see? Blank page where I used to be Stop it now! Show me how! And I'm walking out the door Neighbor down the corridor He walks past me, he doesn't see me Now I'm running down the street Hoping someone else will see See this man unravel And I think: can this be real? There's no symptom that I feel Someone help me! Won't you help me? Look at me, what do you see? Blank page where I used to be Stop it now! Show me how! My friends had nothing to say When they saw me changed this way They walked past me, didn't see me Now I'm running down the street Hoping someone else will see See this man unravel