The End of Crazy and Strange - 4/18/07
on the one hand i can't blame you
for successfully unwriting my face
for setting the rubber to the paper
and leaving memory to rot in motion
forgetting is simpler than i thought.
on the same hand i commend you
for being so true to yourself
for uncharacteristically revealing
and tearing more open than i could
to think i thought you were the silent one.
on the other hand, however, it is difficult
for me to grasp your indignation
for me to unclench from your word
and you gave that to me. remember?
i think i know it's better now.
put those hands together, and you've got it
the final motion in the symphony of the year
the one complimenting the other
the strain lifted in the resulting clap
and i'm not ever looking back. so thank you.
for successfully unwriting my face
for setting the rubber to the paper
and leaving memory to rot in motion
forgetting is simpler than i thought.
on the same hand i commend you
for being so true to yourself
for uncharacteristically revealing
and tearing more open than i could
to think i thought you were the silent one.
on the other hand, however, it is difficult
for me to grasp your indignation
for me to unclench from your word
and you gave that to me. remember?
i think i know it's better now.
put those hands together, and you've got it
the final motion in the symphony of the year
the one complimenting the other
the strain lifted in the resulting clap
and i'm not ever looking back. so thank you.