Nevermore by Sasha (November 18 Open Mic)

This song was performed by Sasha at Not Just A Slam on November 18.  Continue to scroll down to see more images and poems from the lunch hour Open Mic.


Nevermore

They whitewashed the walls the day they moved out
threw their clothes in a shopping bag and grabbed the remote
felt the absence of change in their pockets clinking
and she chainsmoking 'cause she's trying to quit drinking
and the

kids are tying to get some sleep on the night bus
but won't close their eyes
'cause they know despair is sightless
ripped ticket stub in one hand
dusty photo in the other
steely eyes hardened
from years of being a single mother
but the
sliver of moon looks bright
on suberbia streets
and they're at the end of the line now
they gotta move with their feet
feel their hearts beat
like metronomes

just looking for a home

Why they leaving like this?
ask the hole in her floorboards
the voices in her head
and the sweat in her pores
her hands fought the battle but her feet lost the war
the kids shoulder their bags and the powerlines whisper:
nevermore