Steady Diet - Gifts from Enola

I’ve got a heavy coat

Made from the hair of the dogs that bit me

Cause its awfully cold

And I’d rather not notice

Strolling along

Like noone can

See how I’m dressed

Cause if I can’t see how

They look at me

What difference does it make?

I’m not making excuses

Just explaining myself

I’m not asking for too much

Just enough

I can settle for quartz

While my sister wears diamonds

I can pawn my silver linings

Just as soon as I find them

I’ll replace them with tin

Or anything that’ll glint for me

While my neighbors sun/son is shining

Nobody points

Noone asks questions

I’m not asking for much

Just enough

To get by

Unnoticed

Cause there will

Be those weeks

When there’s nothing to eat

But canned beans and your words

Cold rice and your pride

And in times like these

I’ll thank god

For the steady

Diet