Sharks

I take longer showers As if the steam will liquify your sharpened words As if the insults coat me like a layer of dirt I'll keep scrubbing that does something I stand here for hours As if the time must hold some strip of unturned earth As if the thought is buried I await its birth I stopped running that does something Sorry I wasn't listening You're right I have been different Can't stand my wavering voice cut to shreds with noise You get so loud They'll say she drowned in her own house I breathe in the water As if the saline cleanses as it floods and burns As if the pain will leave and never dare return I'll keep flushing that does something Sorry I wasn't listening You're right I have been different Can't stand my wavering voice cut to shreds with noise You get so loud They'll say she drowned in her own house It's almost funny I was scared of waves But you're terrifying I was scared of sharks When you were behind me Can't just punch your nose to stop the biting Sorry I wasn't listening You're right I have been different Can't stand my wavering voice cut to shreds with noise You get so loud They'll say she drowned in her own house It's almost funny I was scared of waves But you're terrifying I was scared of sharks When you were behind me Guess I'll punch your nose it's worth trying