the town & miss lorraine

i found a book in a washed up ship

reading the notes the captain stitched

inside this suit of dust i wait

as the waves carry me back to shore

my neighbor miss lorraine commands

the town's attention when she wants

she has a way of making everyone she meets

feel lost and lone with no direction home

there's a bad accident on the interstate

a snake of engine oil reaches out

the fire inside my soul is nearly flickered out

so i order another round

sliding into the sea

with cynicism and rum

watching miss lorraine

smoking alone with the moon