Magnolia street

it took two weeks

to learn where the floorboards creak

now i move from room to room

in a tangled weave

tryna let the downstairs neighbors sleep

it took all night

just to quiet my mind

from circling over and over

the days headlines

gotta keep it moving til morning light

this old house is

sounding me out

softens her beams

to read me aloud

saying it’s alright

settle down

maybe its good

to feel a shift of frame

a bend in the wood

saying i’m worth my weight

in silver sunken moonlight hours awake

this old house is

sounding me out

softens her beams

to read me aloud

saying it’s alright

settle down