Clenched Teeth

Her knees are bare knees

Are boys' knees like a lanky teen’s

She keeps closed together when in company

I heard her explain once why through clenched teeth

But I can’t remember what for no more, more

Her hair is the color of her mind

Breathing from her head like a deep fire

It's all the warmth she has inside

She can't lock up no more

When she sleeps, she sleeps, she sleeps

So close to me in my dreams

She covers her lips round my pink ear

And whispers like a child

You burn me while I bury you alive

Her hair is the color of her mind

Breathing from her head like a deep fire

It's all the warmth she has inside