I never thought I'd be able to give up on you.
But a polite voice behind me said
Miss it's time for you to go.
He was thin and old and gentle
He made sure I wouldn't
embarrass or insult anyone else
I stood and inconspicuously
flattened the wrinkles
throughout my exquisite dress
One look into his eyes
And I knew he meant the best for me

But as I entered the world
overflowing my senses with spring
The shadow hanging over the church
Stayed right where it had always been
That heart ache was not mine to share
And the love of another took me out to play
While chasing butterflies I heard
the groaning Amens and Hail Marys
The sound of a hundred arms
crossing themselves off some list
It got the shakes, I fell on my face.

I marveled at the power of a mass
The building makes senses fail
The carpet tripped me up
And I'm not dressed to spit out teeth
I wandered abut the grounds
And wondered about the playground
I rolled around on the grass
praising the earth for her love
with a laugh so boisterous
The minister had to take pause
Then find his place once again

I couldn't be more watered down than you
Full of the air of fire and brimstone
I splash around in the creek
Staining these clothes, marking my territory
Praising the one who makes me live
the sunlight casts me in rays holy light
So I spin and dance decorated in droplets
Pulling rainbows out of thin air
It's a sin, blasphemous at best
But under the protection of another denomination
I am beaming with the holy ghost

I am a Priestess, and you are my Priest
Yet you sit in congregation
bound by rituals we both share
under different names and dates
You beg me home
I wait for you to realize
I am already there
So I stand in wait
Warming myself in the heart of a bonfire
On a sweat drenched midnight beach
Snapping my fingers with The Hermit Crab Chorus

The whispering sweep of my hair
brushes the darkness away
I sway to my own beat
hoping one day I'll have the pleasure
to know someone who swings the same way
Just cause I looked into your soul
and saw we were identical
It doesn't give me the right
to take your away from your routine
Maybe we're better off alone
Than trying to work it out together

I run to the wide open lot
in the clearing of the trees
There sits a ship to sail the stars
I wanted most of all to take you with me
To experience the wonders of the Universe
But I just can't approach you
I can't see a reason to wait one more minute
Still, I can't seem to board my chariot
If there's a chance you'll come running out
I want to be sure to take you there
So you can see everything else

I hate to admit it, but he's right
Miss its time for you to go
I drop my head, then perk up
resolute that its for the best
I lock on your position, take a bow
Thank you for your service
Then linger a moment, staring into your side
You still do not see or hear me
I take my turn, I walk away
knowing the wonders of time and space
Sighing at the opportunity you missed

I never thought I'd be able to give up on you
Then a kind voice before me said
Miss, where would you like to go?