tip-toe

by ani difranco

tip-toeing through the used condoms
strewn on the piers off the west-side highway
sunset behind the skyline of jersey
walking towards the water with a fetus
holding court in my gut
my body hijacked
my tits
swollen and sore
the river has more colors at sunset
than my sock drawer ever dreamed of
i could
wake up screaming sometimes
but
i don't
i could step off the end of this pier
but i got shit to do
an appointment on tuesday
to shed uninvited blood and tissue
i'll miss you
i say to the water
to the sun
my daughter
i thought better of
i could fall in love with jersey at sunset
but i leave
the view
to the rats
and tip-toe
back  ¶ 1/09/2006 09:48:00 PM