In Parentheses - Charlotte Martin

State of pain

Like mercury

Hearing pink illusion

Gorgeous at 85

Older at 23

I drink the water out of time

I said, has anybody seen

The whirlpool floating in my mind

I said, has anybody seen

This is the low that I could find

And I’m on solitary sand

And I’ve been stepped on by a man

But I stood taller than I am

In parentheses

Beauty queens are very shy

More than lash that meets the eye

So she jumps then wants to fly

But it’s too late now

I’m in denial

I get midevil on boy bands

I said, is anybody listening?

The way life makes the nice girls fast

I said, is anybody listening?

It isn’t just a lucky chance

And I’m on solitary sand

And all the bullshit from a man

But found exactly who I am

I’ll never be the vision of a girl who can write poetry

I’ll never be the little black dress we’ve seen on Natalie B

I’ll never be five foot ten, I’m barely five foot three

I’m on solitary sand, but in parentheses