61. Going Nowhere © Hélène Levasseur

HELENE LEVASSEUR

HAVE YOU EVER EVER FOUND YOURSELF GOING NOWHERE
LIVING IN THE MIDST OF CONFUSION AND IN VERY ILL REPAIR
SPENDING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME PONDERING ON DESPAIR
BUT FEELING SOMEWHAT ASSURED THAT YOU ARE AWARE

THERE’S NO DOUBT IN ANYONE’S MIND ABOUT OUR PAIN
THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND DON’T TRAMPLE ON OUR TERRAIN
AS A MATTER OF FACT WE FEEL THAT WE ARE INVISIBLY PLAIN
AND DON’T INCLUDE THE WORLD IN WHAT WE RATTLE OUR BRAIN

THE FIRST THING WE KNOW IS THAT WE’RE HAVING AN AFFAIR
OH IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT’S SOMETHING WE DO IN MID AIR
WE START TO EAT AND EAT MEALS FOLLOWED BY ONE ÉCLAIR
AND REALIZE THAT OUR LIFE HAS TAKEN A TWIST OF BEING IMPAIR