ripping my hair out
peeling the bandage off slow
I'll bite my tongue with my head down
while you can kill and take the color out
I can sit still and curse my age for days
infection and affections found
a new design in my old home
while carrying new wounds
suggesting rest and ibuprofen now
I can sit still and sleep for hours these days
antiseptic around my waste
please, talk slow
I know instructions say I've changed
this is the end we desire
a longer life to retire
this is the end that we settle for
a shorter life while we're tired
this is the end we desire
a longer life to retire
this is the end that we settle for
a shorter life while we're tired
the long life
that we desire
the short life
that we will settle for