Die Down

Gunshot warning on my front porch

waiting for the wind to die down

so I can die down steadily myself

Another evening on the fence

evading obstacles again, again, again

again again again

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

Kept myself to myself inside and out

vanishing from sight in dim-lit spaces

day and night hoping the world would realign

without my guidance or my sense

to adjust myself again, again, again

again again again

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

I’ll keep myself to myself inside and out

I’ll keep myself to myself inside and out

(Everything around me is reversing)

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

What is it about walking backwards

that I love so dearly

Gunshot warning on my front porch

waiting for the wind to die down,

so I can die down, die down

Gunshot warning on my front porch

waiting for the wind to die down,

so I can die down steadily myself