Dispirited Away

from Artifacts by Elena Karpoff

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Garments from our dress up scattered all over the place
Look at silly us, we’ve trashed this claustrophobic space
Better clean it up before our mother comes to see what we’ve created
Imagination

Last night I dreamed I saw you in the dark
Our monster caught us in the arc of our delusions
We cried until our daddy came to save us
From the fairytales that made us

I want to build a castle in the sky
Or to befriend imaginary neighbors as long as they’re not feeling shy
But when Mom and Dad turn into pigs, your eyes are no longer dry
I wonder if they know how badly you don’t want to say goodbye
They miss you so

As we rode our unicorns to very distant lands
I placed a magic pebble in your tiny little hands
Better keep it safe when you’re alone and you have no one there to guide you
Let me remind you

I’ll send you lots of letters when you go
Away to schools that I don’t know about
A phone call every weekend here from Mom
An anecdote of something that went horribly wrong

I want to build a castle in the sky
Or to befriend imaginary neighbors as long as they’re not feeling shy
But when Mom and Dad turn into pigs your eyes, no longer dry
Do you know how sad I was when I heard your heartbreaking cries?
As you left at sunrise…

I don’t wanna run away again
I don’t wanna pass a chance that you and I could still be friends
I don’t wanna waste your time away
I only wanna know where the hell you are and if you’re still okay.

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from Artifacts, released May 4, 2019

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