There's an old man
on a city bus holding
a candy cane
and it isn't
even Christmas
He sees a note in
the obituary that his
last friend has died
There's an infant
clinging to his
overweight mother
in the cold
as they go to shop
for cigarettes
And she spends her last
dollar on a bottle of
vodka for tonight
And I guess it
struck a nerve
Like I had to
squint my eyes
You can never get
out of the line of sight
like a barren winter day
or a patch of
unburned green
Like a tragic real dream
I guess it
struck a nerve
Every day I wander in
negative disposition
as I'm bombarded
by superlatives
realizing very well
that I am not alone
Introverted I look to
tomorrow for salvation
but I'm thinking
altruistically
And a wave of
overwhelming doubt
turns me to stone
And I guess it
struck a nerve
Sent a murmur
through my heart
We just haven't got
time to crack the maze
like a magic
speeding clock
or a cancer
in our cells
A collision in the dark
I guess it
struck a nerve one two
I try to close my eyes
but I cannot
ignore the stimuli
If there's a purpose
for us all it remains
a secret to me
Don't ask me to
justify my life
'Cause I guess it
struck a nerve
Like I had to
squint my eyes
You can never get
out of the line of sight
like a magic
speeding clock
or a cancer
in our cells
A collision in the dark
I guess it
struck a nerve