Clay Memories
By Christine Dunleavy

If the stars could swing in the night
To the commotion we all cause
It would be like a heart beat stopping
And the birds wouldn’t know where to go

Pity piles high and lingers through my toes
There goes another crack in the floorboards
Where the water leaks through
And my head is full tonight

If the water runs so deep
Why do we not all lose
If the earth is so tall
Why are we all not hidden

Where has the light gone to now
Where has my heart been left
Sinking down into quick sand
But it is not so quick, it only lingers on

White wash over my eyes
As I fall under me
Down into the depths of it all
Why have I left so little weak behind

If the water runs so deep
Why do we not all lose
If the earth is so tall
Why are we all not hidden

Wind ruffles up my hair
It clutters my veins in silence
If only I could feel the cold on my face
Then maybe there would be some heart left

The stars are all mute tonight
Laying in isolation
I’ve lost the time
And time has passed me by

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