Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.

My mother is the darkness inside m… She planted the seed That grew into brambles, And now, I can’t be loud Because she makes me so

I cried out to God, And There was silence.

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

Can you hear it? It is the cry of the poor. Their howling curls inside of my h… It pains me as if I were one of t… But, I am.

Things I wish I could say Would be I miss you, I love you, I want to be with you,

The devil’s in my midst.

You ruined me. How could you? You’re my mother. You were supposed to be strong. Not me.

I died on Tuesday. My soul floated up Above my milky corpse, And I smiled. I saw my family,

Without you, I feel the pain. The rain seems cold now. Thunder is only evil, And the sky is bare and pale.

While I’m alone, He’s with her. While I’m crying, He’s kissing And rolling

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

Your love Was like driving straight into the… Your attention was like Lying in a puddle of gold. You were sex and fun and cotton ca…

Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are