Sigh

Found me drowned in the bloody tub Outside raining cats and dogs A thunderstorm, black clouds Me, empty as a shell Tip-tip water pouring down Inside the silence was piercing Slept heavily the night before Mother beside me, Crying like a baby Couldn't remember why when I picked up the knife Dad out as always Downright drunk in the pub Fancy night for him Didn't care much, the indifferent bloke Loose connections in the family Said I needed to grow up. Be a man Shadows moving up the wall Not a soul to caress Chik-chik, chik-chik My brain as hot as a balloon Filled with air Empty as a vacuum Branches creeping out Calling for me, arms stretching Waiting patiently Tick-tock, tick-tock Wanted to write before bleeding Catharsis, they say, the philosophical lads Hands shaky by the lampshade At last, all that came out was a sigh