We are like glass bottles;
Breaking apart if dropped,
Yet coming out of fire with just black lines.
We don’t care about fame.
We just want to belong
On a table,
In someone's hand,
In the fire.
We don’t want to be dropped;
That’s all.
The black lines are okay,
You were part of the fire while it lasted.
A bullet to the chest is okay,
You were part of the gang while it lasted.
The tears are okay,
She was yours while it lasted.
We want to be alone and yet belong somewhere,
Like the empty cup on a crowded table
Which once had coffee and steam.
We want to be alone and yet belong somewhere,
Like the pendulum swinging
Alone inside a tall clock
Never opened to be adjusted in the winter.
We want to be alone and yet belong somewhere,
Like the butterfly on morning grass,
Like the glass bottle in the fire,
Coming out with black lines.
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