Smaller and Smaller

Drought makes the workers dream Muscles and fields of green Shovel the last few crumbs Of generosity Open hearts, open mind, open mouth, open vein Drain Someday the rains will come My blistered hands tell me Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow Bite, bite, bite Cry Smaller and smaller and smaller (I'll keep coming back) Smaller and smaller and smaller (squash me) Smaller and smaller and smaller (under the charity) Smaller and smaller and smaller (under the topsoil) Smaller and smaller and smaller (under the fingernail) Smaller and smaller and smaller Small becomes all becomes all Bite, bite, bite Cry Hey-nonna-hey-hey, hey-nonna-hey-hey Drain, drain Bite, bite (cry) Shovel the last few crumbs of generosity (Smaller and smaller and smaller)