Look Alive, Sunshine (Wattys 2015)

Beautiful Things

The tiny birds on the tree,
The beautiful,
Dying,
Falling leafs.

The girl-
Oh what a beautiful girl.
The girl on the swing,
Swinging,
Swinging,
Swinging,
Back and forth in time.

The girl-
Oh what a mess her mind is.
If only-
Oh if only-
Someone would listen,
Notice.

Her brain-
Oh her brain-
Full of such beautiful things,
Full of such beautifully scary thoughts,
Full of such beautiful broken love,
Full of such beautiful hatred.

Her thoughts-
Oh her beautifully dangerous thoughts.

Her mind-
Oh what a glorious mind she had,
Ripped to shreds by feelings.

Oh her head,
Oh her heart.
Why,
She asked,
Why does the heart always rule the head.

The boy looked at her,
Simply,
Calmly,
...Emotionlessly.
Because,
He answered,
Because,
Because,
Because.

Because why,
She said.
Hopes were high,
Oh her hopes were high...
For a beautiful answer.

Because,
He told her,
Because a heartache hurts more then a headache,
Now doesn't it?

Yes,
The girl voiced,
Yes indeed.

Oh,
The girl thought,
Oh how true that is.

Oh,
The girl thought,
Oh what a terrible truth that is.