Daddy is jive talking
and showering the stripper
Mommy is sleepwalking
while changing baby's diaper

Maybe tranquility is the dirt under my nails. I know it's there but I never feel like digging it out.

Waking up breaks my heart.
Getting dressed breaks my arms.
Joining the crowd breaks my legs.
Letting someone in...does me in.

I am
Broken single mother
Disconnected lover
Slow motion dresser
Dark secret confessor
White flag trend
Professional dead end

Delusion detests focus and romance provides the veil.

I saw my reflection in their eyes, but not the men themselves, not clearly. This preserved the idea that all intelligent and even vaguely attractive men were essentially good. Delusion detest focus and romance provides the veil.