I remember what happened
in elementary school
even if you don't
Fiddles arrange like blood clots
The flutes futility stands
You hear, you always hear
this is not quite enough
together we promise fullness
We promise the conductor
Will play the drums
As the drummer watches
As the whole orchestra
Carries on
We promise we will
Give you a sign
Even when we are dead
So as to make your life
A little less like
The dark void
Moving closer to oblivion
But that is a hefty ask
Don’t you think
The day before the snow
Is sunny and the sun
Comes into the room
And warms the cat
Where she is lying
It sits on the carpet
In warm and bright
Spots of the day
Here is the only promise
The rest needs to be invented
