Baby teeth

When I still thought there was time

I'd peel back these blisters

And rub them with brine

Whisper and mouth lullabies

Pretending those words were not mine

Is it a bit much to ask

For the snow to come down

And cover my tracks

Carries lies is a task

And frankly, dear, we wear me out

Of the rise and the fall

I would sing songs capturing it all

But I won't sing to you again

Cause you're not listening

And after the silence was flung

The amateur marriage still rests on my tongue

Could we, to bear some relief,

Consider this union baby teeth?

Of the rise and the fall

I could sing songs capturing you all

But I won't sing to you again

Cause you're not listening

Oh and after the silence was flung

A battle was always fought

My strategy always was

To kiss the tip of your tongue

So the words could not roll off

So the vowels could not form

How clever I thought I was

One for the casualty,

One for the party dress.

The pace of the guillotine best me,

Severed my head from my rest.