'Was thrilling, when the slimy toads
Did jump and jitter in the waves:
All flimsy were the boys that go,
And the mothers, outraged.

"Beware the Bacteria, my son!
The germs that bite, the bugs you'll catch!
Beware the cottonmouth snake, and shun
The fabulous case of Sumac!"

I just wanted you to know
The process had begun.
You, became "you know who"
So the memories wouldn't come.

And I don't know what today brings,
Tomorrow or even the next;
I just know that I had to,
I had to do what was best.

You're pushing,
Pushing me against a wall.
You're pushing me at every turn.
You're pushing me to the brink.
You're pushing me to think,
not to think, but to the brink.

rain has come down now
scents linger in desert air
moist earth and damp sky