Earthworm (All Hail Our Ailing Mother)

I emerged from the land Pushed out through her sandy expanse And the sky was the downy blue of a blanket 'fore it captures you worn enough to see the sunlight through I wondered what you looked like Before the black tar snakes arrived And they divided your furry, wide back Into a thousand useless places Now I need a piece of paper to go Lying down with a face full of leaves On the sweaty forest floor I felt your frown and I filled its sleeves With an arm and a leg My head and my chest they are Lying down with a face full of leaves On the sweaty forest floor I felt your frown and I filled its sleeves With an arm and a leg My head and my chest they are yours The beauty is not wasted on me The hillside is ominous with trees It's the first time he's ever seen snow And he must taste it Make a missile, throw it Roll around Our mother all hail Our mother is ailing, all hail Our mother all hail Our mother all hail Our mother is ailing, all hail Our mother all hail