Adrienne Rich - Midnight, the Same Day lyrics
[Adrienne Rich - Midnight, the Same Day lyrics]
When the sun seals my eyes the emblem
Of failure will still be standing
Motionless at this intersection
Between family restaurant and medical clinic
Wearing his cardboard necklace lettered
H ARD LU CK
Until his sister the Fury of reparations
Descends curdling the air in whirlwind
Tears it from his neck
Picks him up and hurls on
Try to rest now, says a voice
Another: Give yourself time
But rest is no act of will
And gifts to the self come back unopened
Milk will boil down in the iron pot
Blistering into black sugar
Scalded vinegar lift crispened layers
Pages of codex in a library blown away
Of failure will still be standing
Motionless at this intersection
Between family restaurant and medical clinic
Wearing his cardboard necklace lettered
H ARD LU CK
Until his sister the Fury of reparations
Descends curdling the air in whirlwind
Tears it from his neck
Picks him up and hurls on
Try to rest now, says a voice
Another: Give yourself time
But rest is no act of will
And gifts to the self come back unopened
Milk will boil down in the iron pot
Blistering into black sugar
Scalded vinegar lift crispened layers
Pages of codex in a library blown away