Iodine

I swallow my pride
The animals outside
Are loving in the humid daylight
I followed it inside
From room to room to try
To see if something catches me right

But nothing I try
Can abbreviate the time
Can alleviate my mind

When you get down, stay down
Way down, weighed down
When you get down, stay down
Way down, weighed down

Then later this week
I’ll leak a bit of iodine from my eye
Like that brilliant video
I’m spiraled up inside
My iridescent mind is
Reaching up for something pure and/or actual

But nothing I try
Can abbreviate the time
Can alleviate my mind

When you get down, stay down
Way down, weighed down
When you get down, stay down
Way down, weighed down
When you get down, stay down
Way down, weighed down
When you get down, way down
Way down, weighed down