Rock of Calvary

I’ll need some convincing before I sleep
with a new heart where you once were next to me
ya you absence you’re just my type
you feel cooler on warmer nights, alright
There’s always a fallout
a sometimes subtle shift
of light pouring through an orange sky
the same general object’s a tiny bit different
your anchor’s a loose end
boat untethered, with a dull knife in your hand
And even an Evergreen can get sick you see
and in the end, Kerosene still needs a spark to light up the scene
and antiquity is filled with little stones like you and me
cracked and burdened with meaning like the Rock of Calvary
And I hear a whisper from right behind my wall
tone of voice, inflection in word choice
damn near identical
say a bang for her back
it’s one of two, a genius, a cynic
a short money mover, the most prescient act, ya
So look out to the garden
there’s a good deal of unrest
of marigolds repelling scores
of invasive insects to bats and a quick death
So wild and so surprised
I’m an aphid and you’re a carrot fly
And even an Evergreen can get sick you see
and in the end, Kerosene still needs a spark to light up the scene
and antiquity is filled with little stones like you and me
cracked and burdened with meaning like the Rock of Calvary