Brace

Trying to climb out

Your body is a shield

Armored against me

Find out what you really mean

I see you walking in your town

With your head down

You always wore that place

Like a brace

Does it stop you

From breaking?

Annie, why are you still beating yourself up?

It happens all the time

Annie, why have you gone closing all your doors

Before I close mine?

You left a light on

I saw a moth was dead

That summer morning

Find out where you really went

I see you in the kitchen

Making breakfast

Not saying a word as you stir

I come up beside you

Put a hand upon the burn

Annie, why are you still beating yourself up?

It happens all the time

Annie, why have you gone closing all your doors?

I haven’t closed mine

Annie, I’m awake on the other side of the wall

But I cannot hear your mind