The stillness of a mirror's eyes.
The paleness of her reflection
was enough to alert the authorities.
What the commotion was for,
it's anyone's guess.
Later, everyone said she was fine,
the mirror was just tilted a bit too
far towards the light
and she hadn't seen the sun in years
and there was a reflection from
the water, a trick of the eyes.
She thought she was drowning, the report said.
What they didn't tell me
was that I was drowning
and they were drowning
too.
The police left after the mystery
darkened their thoughts,
but they're breathing water in
like air's outdated
and who will save
us?
I don't think I'll be heavy
enough to sink.
I hug the shore as if
it has hands
that can soak in my pleas.
was enough to alert the authorities.
What the commotion was for,
it's anyone's guess.
Later, everyone said she was fine,
the mirror was just tilted a bit too
far towards the light
and she hadn't seen the sun in years
and there was a reflection from
the water, a trick of the eyes.
She thought she was drowning, the report said.
What they didn't tell me
was that I was drowning
and they were drowning
too.
The police left after the mystery
darkened their thoughts,
but they're breathing water in
like air's outdated
and who will save
us?
I don't think I'll be heavy
enough to sink.
I hug the shore as if
it has hands
that can soak in my pleas.