Lyric discussion by spydermunkie101 

Cover art for Tiptoe lyrics by Ani DiFranco

This is a beautiful poem about leaving something you love behind because you can't take the memories. I believe this poem is about a woman who lives in Jersey, was raped in Jersey, and will be having an abortion in Jersey. I think she needs to leave the city bcause the memories of the rape and the guilt of the abortion is too fresh in her mind. in a way, this peom really captures the feeling of the helplessness after a rape and the need to blame it on yourself.