delayed
delayed
delayed
slow motion on a winter street
so cold it scared the both of us
to speed
the postcard came from florida
meant for your daddy
to hear from his daughter
the room and board was cheaper
cause the windows were smashed up
freezing on the top bed
just a little bit chilly,
returned a letter sent to sparta
that caught me in philly
I could've strayed farther
and I should've stayed longer
but I thought for sure
frankford would kill me

tell me what you're thinking
today
7 months and lifting it away
delayed
delayed
delayed
re-pay
old debt
broke checks,
bounced beds
old debt
broke checks
sold sex

tell me what you're thinking of
sometime
standing in the shade
away from sunshine
tell me the mistakes
we're on account of
staying awake for days

tell me it was all a bad decision
the kinds you only make
when I act insistant
fucking up again
to cop prescriptions
that were not ours
tell me what its like
that you broke through
west palm beach to malibu
detoxed clean and good as new
I'm not up to speed with you

delayed
delayed
delayed
on the fire escape
because the new york sun
only seems to paint
flip book skies that fade away
it took time to dry out
before it died out
on the fire escape.