like an earthworm stranded on the sidewalk
like a rat drowned in the pool
it's more a spectacle than a tragedy
less an exception than the rule
like a puzzle missing the final piece
like a leaky boat on the lake
i've tried so hard to make the best of this
the voyager's lost her way
and please, please say you like me
just let me know something is real
been chasing specters through the brambles
building castles for the waves
like the pause at the ends of your sentences
like the darkness before the dawn
this silence is not really empty
a breath before the plunge