Kiss of Life

from Safe and Sound and Fury by Lee Zangari

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late the other night i had planned to tell you
what i meant to do
no one ever lies anymore,
you felt you almost missed the days when they used to

when you were little, we all had the blues
it’s just what you do, it’s true,
in school you looked like somebody famous
and that gold ring had no one to claim it but you

once you said to me that you thought you’d never
fall in love again
then you tapped your knee, sighed,
and checked the weather, or were you still and silent? i forget

while we were waiting, i said you’d regret
that need to pretend, and when you said,
"there is no need to be angry"
a choir of angels stood up and sang me a tune

doo doo doo…

friday candles race, sweating little white pearls
which will burn out first?
sadly, in my case, you could fill
the whole world with what i don’t remember or observe

deep in the weekend i work up the nerve
to call it absurd that no one earns
their place on earth, it’s a gift
but some rich men dance while you are as stiff as a broom

doo doo doo…

do you think I haven’t said it at all?`
was it a kiss or the kiss of life,
can’t recall my name or who to blame for it

do you think it’s you who writes on the wall?
it either fits, or it’s fitful
and that is all I’d give you if you came for it

kick the snack machine, that’s just masochism
here we are again
pay to fix your teeth, just live with your vision
tuesdays free for children under ten

nobody says much and nobody’s friends
is that how it ends? depends, but when
i’m inside out on the table
oh kiss of life, i thought it was shameful and rude

doo doo doo…

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from Safe and Sound and Fury, released March 3, 2024

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