Laura Love All Our Lives
A raggedy house a comfy couch, a window made of glass
A calico cat a Frigidair, a lawn that’s full of grass
A mantel place a chandelier on a 8 by 20 deck
A boss that lies, a kid that cries and then a weekly
check
A minute a minute a minute a minute a second an hour
Are made of these
Life a life a life a life forever and ever are
Made of these
A pitiful cry an alibi a world that’s gone awry
A dwindling brook a banished book a pray to the sky
A weakening stance a short romance a wealth of partial
truth
Aspiring judge who fails to budge rejoices -- skin of
tooth
A fellow a fellow a fellow a fellow a fellow a fellow
Is made of these
A women a women a women a women a women a women
Is made of these
All our lives
All our lives
A capital gain a tired refrain -- recalling sunken
ships
Bringing to mind an invitation -- reading loosened lips
A stumble a fall a basketball -- a momentary laps
A magical man who think he can and mightn’t he perhaps?
A leader a leader a leader a leader a leader a follower
Is made of these
A city a city a city a nation a nation
Is made of these
