New Job In Old Age
I'm not twirling my hair around my finger
I'm not twitching like I was before
My nervous habits are in remission
I'm not that nervous anymore
I'm as still as a ship in a bottle
with my own invisible sea to sail
I'm as silent as a patron saint
awaiting my next miracle
it's slow, I know, but the clock is ticking
even as you're agonizing
you tell yourself
that there's nothing doing
but you're doing something
you doing...
I'm not wracking my brain
for a missing detail
I'm not supposed to be anywhere
I got a new job in my old age |
I get room and board to just sit and stare
I'm as still as a ship in a bottle
with my own invisible sea to sail
I'm as silent as a patron saint
awaiting my next miracle
it's slow, I know, but the clock is ticking
even as you're agonizing
you tell yourself
that there's nothing doing
but you're doing something
you're doing...
I'm not missing all my favorite people
I'm not pressing anywhere that's sore
I'm not worrying over heaven or hell
I'm not that nervous anymore
I'm not that anymore
I'm not anymore |
| © Mark Donato |
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