The List Of Wailing And Arm Flailing
7.28.2018
You
You run through the fields
Wailing
Arms flailing
As you dodge the shadows of clouds
And your insistence,
“They’re aliens!”
Grows increasingly loud
The list is long
The list is wrong
The things on the list
Keep you up all night long
You
You’re at the store
You run the aisles
Wailing
Arms flailing
Won’t buy anything that has a four in its price
And you’re insisting,
“Not wise!”
To all in earshot
They think you need help
Help finding your way out
The list is long
The list is wrong
The things on the list
Keep you up all night long
Cloud shadows don’t burn
Marshmallows don’t turn
And no
Prairie grass won’t grab you
Earth’s fingers won’t stab you
When will you learn
‘Til then
The wailing
Arms flailing persist
‘Til then
I’ll add prairiegrass
To your long list
Of reasons for wailing
And running arms flailing
Finish writing
Look up
To see what I’ve missed
Not sure why
Now I’m adding
Roman Numerals to the list
Both letters and numbers
Rebel spies you insist
The list is long
The list is wrong
The things on the list
Keep you up all night long
Then I see it
I finally figure it out
It’s the list in control
It’s the list wigs you out
I cut it
Then burn it
Now go get some sleep
No the pillows won’t suffocate
Death by down not your fate
Won’t add them to a the list
I won’t let you keep
I cut it
Then burned it
Now go get some sleep