sexta-feira, 8 de abril de 2022

All the Time Blues Villanelle













Hard to watch somebody lose their mind 
Maybe everybody should just go get stoned 
My father said it happens all the time 

I knew a woman    lost her to soul to wine 
But who doesn’t live with their life on loan? 
Shame to watch somebody lose their mind 

Don’tchu gotta wonder when people say they’re fine? 
Given what we’re given, I guess they actin grown 
I think I used to say that    all the time 

When my parents died, I coined a little shrine 
And thought about all the stuff they used to own 
Felt like I was gonna lose my mind 

Used to have a friend    who smiled all the time 
Then he started sayin he could hear the devil moan 
Hate to see a brotha lose his gotdam mind 

Doesn’t matter how you pull, the hours break the line 
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, how come nobody’s home? 
Broke my soul for real, when my mother lost her mind 

Tried to keep my head right, but sanity’s a climb 
Been workin on the straight face - I guess my cover’s blown 
My father tried to tell me    all the time

Had one last question, baby, but maybe never mind 
After’while, even springtime starts to drone 

Hard to see somebody lose their mind 
My pop said, “Boy, it happens all the time”


Tim Seibles




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