Sunflowers

the flowers you pick, and the people you miss
each petal pulled is a confirmation
ordered tonight, ordered tonight
whisper secrets into tangled hair
glitter eyes blinking mysteries
I see, I’m seeing
I can’t stop thinking about sunflowers
they line the streets in my dreams and grow taller than me
you roll your r’s and I’ll try to whistle
though no sound can come between me and my front teeth
so give back the keys, before we get in trouble
a circus tent, and you’re smoking in bed
and all the walls are red
I can’t stop thinking about sunflowers
they line the streets in my dreams and grow taller than me
they are taller than me
standing in the blackberry bushes
thorns cutting my clothes
I woke up in the afternoon with colors on my palms
did you know, that lines are stories being told?
You were meant to swim up stream
north is south, east is west
you’ll be bent, don’t be bent
fighting the current
I can’t stop thinking about sunflowers
they line the streets in my dreams and grow taller than me
they are taller than me
taller than me