Pap Smear

You never got to bloom

They cut you from the stem

You're innocent at birth

Until you understand

Repeat every word that you say to me

They put you to use or put you to sleep

I can't tell you the difference between

An embryo or a planted seed

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know what you hate

So I do it constantly

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know how to cut

A wound that will not heal

Consistency of dirt

Insects that spun your silk

They wait for gratitude

They wait for mother's milk

Repeat every word that you say to me

They put you to use or put you to sleep

I can't tell you the difference between

An embryo or a planted seed

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know what you hate

So I do it constantly

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know how to cut

A wound that will not heal

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know what you hate

So many shades of white

So many shades of pale

I know what you hate

I know how to cut

A wound that will not heal

I know how to cut

A wound that will not heal