In Parentheses

State of pain

Like mercury

Hearing pink illusion

Gorgeous at 85

Older at 23

I drink the water out of time

I said, has anybody seen

The whirlpool floating in my mind

I said, has anybody seen

This is the low that I could find

And I'm on solitary sand

And I've been stepped on by a man

But I stood taller than I am

In parentheses

Beauty queens are very shy

More than lash that meets the eye

So she jumps then wants to fly

But it's too late now

I'm in denial

I get midevil on boy bands

I said, is anybody listening?

The way life makes the nice girls fast

I said, is anybody listening?

It isn't just a lucky chance

And I'm on solitary sand

And all the bullshit from a man

But found exactly who I am

I'll never be the vision of a girl who can write poetry

I'll never be the little black dress we've seen on Natalie B.

I'll never be five foot ten, I'm barely five foot three

I'm on solitary sand, but in parentheses