LISTENING TO ANI

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Tomorrow's  Woman's Day in South Africa, a public holiday in celebration of these strange beings that have captivated the hearts of us poor men since the time of Lillith.

"The great question that has never been answered, and which I have yet not been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?" - Sigmund Freud

If Sigi didn't know, how must I? The only thing I know is that all women are beautiful, but some are indisputably more beautiful than others.Thanks for introducing me to the music of Ani DiFranco, Skye. It's pure poetry




I am walking
Out in the rain
And I am listening to the low moan
Of the dial tone again
And I am getting
Nowhere with you
And I can't let it go
And I can't get through

The old woman behind the pink curtains
And the closed door
On the first floor
She's listening through the air shaft
To see how long our swan song can last

I am watching your chest rise and fall
Like the tides of my life
And the rest of it all
And your bones have been my bedframe
And your flesh has been my pillow
I am waiting for sleep
To offer up the deep
With both hands

And in each other's shadows we grew less and less tall
And eventually our theories couldn't explain it all
And I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall
And when we leave the landlord will come
And paint over it all

So now use both hands
Please use both hands
Oh no, don't close your eyes
I am writing graffiti on your body
I am drawing the story of how hard we tried
Hard we tried
How hard we tried

Ani DiFranco

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Photo courtesy of: http://smashingpicture.com/feminine-identity-in-the-lens-of-teen-prodigy/