Falling is Like This - Ani Difranco
You give me that look that`s like laughing
with liquid in your mouth
like you`re choosing between choking
and spitting it all out
like you`re trying to fight gravity
on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and falling is like this
feels like reckless driving when we`re talking
it`s fun while it lasts and it`s faster than walking
but no one is going to sympathize when we crash
they`ll say you hit what you head for
you get what you ask
and we`ll say we didn`t know
we didn`t even try
one minute there was road beneath us
and the next just sky
I`m sorry I can`t help you
i cannot keep you safe
sorry I can`t help myself
so don`t look at me that way
we can`t fight gravity on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and fallling is like this
Adele McDonald
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada