My Mother's Tune

I choose to ignore my aching heart

Carrying it in secret behind my shadow smile

Heavy legs take me around this cold dance floor

Waltzing as words beat on my sensitive brain

 

I’m Alice in Wonderland!

Drowning in abnormality

Forcing myself bigger in a shrunken surround…

 

One two three,

One two three,

Keep it in har mo ny

 

Round and round I continue to go

Rising on tip toes in my mental capped boots

Dancing small steps to the matriarchal tune

While turning my blind eye away.