Maybe a lotus
Maybe a lily
Put my shoe down, dust rose from the ground
Maybe she’d notice
Maybe she’d feel me
Break a habit
Of Alcohol, Oil and Blood
Her smile makes me feel like a child
Thins my blood just like alcohol
For a while, cool, calm, drunk and mild
Heart beats steady, like a wind up doll
Felt the wrench slip, rip my knuckles
Blood mixed with oil
Grabbed the sweat that pushed trough my pours
It flowed down my arm
And dripped off my elbow
Red river burning down the manifold
In the gutter it climbed
On leaves and garbage
A night crawler, a drowned dragonfly
Then sank down the drain pipe
Mixed with raw sewage
Flowed out to the ocean shore
Maybe a rose
Maybe a daisy
Put my shoe down, dust rose from the ground
Maybe she chose
If only to save me
Break a habit
Of Alcohol, Oil and Blood
Her smile makes me feel like a child
Thins my blood just like alcohol
For a while cool, calm drunk and mild
Heart beats steady, like a wind up doll
Heart beats steady, like a wind up doll
Heart beats steady, like a wind up doll
-Charlie McGovern
July 2004
North Hollywood, California