Everest

from the depth of the pacific
to the height of everest
and still the world is smoother than a shiny ball-bearing
so i take a few steps back and pick a wider lens
and it changes your skin, and your sex, and what your wearing

distance shows your size to be a bit like mine
like a sphere is a sphere
and all that's been here all the time
we figure all the time

you brought me to church, cinder blocks, flourescent light
you brought me to church at 7 o'clock on a sunday night
and the band was rocking and the floors were scrubbed clean
and everybody had a tambourine

i took a deep breath and became the white girl with the hair
and you sat right beside me while everyone stared
through the open windows i think the singing went outside
and floated up to tell all the stars not to hide

by the time church let out the sky was much clearer 
and the moon was so beautiful, that the ocean held up a mirror
as we walked home home we spoke slowly
yeah we spoke slowly, we spoke slowly
like it was taking more time than usual to choose
the words to go with your squeaky sandled shoes
like time was just not a thing thats ours to lose 

from the height of the pacific to the depths of the everest...




   
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