On My Own

Rolling down the stairs
In pairs
And empty rocking chairs
All on my own

Yellows, pinks, and blues
Forget-me-not hues
In threes and fours and twos
All on my own
It’s late
It’s great
It’s bait
All on its own
A broken roll
A living toll
A painted porcelain bowl

You’ve left me flowerless

And pushed me down the stairs
Who were you to care
For an empty rocking chair
You came all dressed in blues
Forget-me-not hues
You only live in twos
But you’re on your own

You’re late
You’re great
You’re bait
On your own
You’ve left me flowerless
Completely powerless
Rapunzel towerless
A broken roll
A living toll
A painted porcelain bowl

You’ve left me flowerless
And on the stairs
Now I come all dressed in blues
Forget-me-not hues
I only live in twos
But I’m on my own
And on the stairs
Alone