Dandelion

from dear diary, do you hate me? by Melanie A. Davis

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It was only until the earth stood still
that I could hear the birds sing.
I could see only then the violet beds, peaking through clover
and rows of dead nettle green.
Wandering through a daydream in blue,
is anything just what it seems anymore?

I just look to the dandelion weeds in the yard,
oh, I'm trying to keep up the fight, but it's hard --
I watch as the poison oak clings to the trees
as I push from my mind that the tree is me
And as long as the grim reaper peers through the screen,
I'll move my gaze to focus on these

The coyotes overtook the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday,
guess we finally got out of their way.
The waters ran clear again, and up around Lake Michigan
the red foxes lay in an especially cerulean April day.
Is the sign of our times a fist or a dime?
And just when these thoughts tangle into my mind

I just look to the dandelion weeds in the yard,
oh, I'm trying to keep up the fight, but it's hard --
I watch as the poison oak clings to the trees
as I push from my mind that the tree is me
And as long as the grim reaper peers through the screen,
I'll move my gaze to focus on these

It was only until the earth stood still that I could hear the birds sing

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from dear diary, do you hate me?, released December 4, 2020
Vocals, rhythm guitar: Melanie A. Davis
Lap steel, drums: Fate McAfee

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Melanie A. Davis Murray, Kentucky

Singer-songwriter from western Kentucky. I sing about me, you, us, and the wild weird world we're currently living in.

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