needle in the straw
You said me and pomegranate seeds
were the reddest things you’d ever seen
And oh you had me bursting at the seams
With shoals of bright, blithe melody
And just like that, another month gone
I haven’t seen you in so long
You were my needle in the straw
That I’ve come to lose again
And just like that, it’s another month gone
You smell just like campfire smoke and trees
When my head is pressed up on your sleeve.
And bridges made of coffee and the sea
Lead you straight to me
To where I had been standing for a while
With open arms and crooked smiles
Back when we would sit inside the same square frame
And every new hello was the same
And just like that, another month gone
I haven’t seen you in so long
You were my needle in the straw
That I’ve come to lose again
And just like that, it’s another month gone
Drown out the sound of your voice singing out
In the next room
And I know you’re never gonna understand
Just what I had
And just like that, another month gone
I haven’t seen you in so long
You were my needle in the straw
That I’ve come to lose again
And just like that, it’s another month gone