I ripped my heart out
Put it in a bottle of Mercury
Let it catch dust
Top shelf, old house
I've been desperate to move out
Tired of tripping over
Empty Folger's cans
Heaped in dirty piles
Blocking out the light
And I've seen the same
Magazine clippings one too many times
And watched the same episodes
Till I broke the rewind
I meant to replace the bulbs,
But the spares are in the basement
And there are too many lonely ghosts
Down there wanting to talk
So I just draw tick marks on
My windowpane on how many days
I'll waste to wait it out
But I'm running out of empty space
They shut down the telephone
That's okay
I know you never planned to call
Don't worry though, I've found
Other company
Sometimes the walls whisper me songs
I dream of leaving
Slam that front door on my way out
But for now I'll just stay, okay?
I'll collect broken bobbypins
and rusted thumbtacks that fell
Off a long time ago
Someday I'll dust off my heart-shaped
Bottle of Mercury and walk out
But not today
For now I'll just sit here
And stay