Tending Two Shops

Don't run around this world Looking for a place to hide in There are wild beasts in every cave If you live with mice The cats claws will find you The only real rest comes when you're alone with God Live in the nowhere that you came from Even though you have an address here That is why you see thing in two ways Sometimes you look at a person And see a cynical snake Someone else sees a joyful lover And thing is You might both be right Everyone is half and half Like the black and white ox Joseph looked ugly to his brothers You have eyes that see from that nowhere And eyes that judge distances How high, how low You own two shops And you run back and forth Try to close the one that's a fearful trap Getting always smaller Checkmate this way Checkmate that Keep open the shop Where you're not selling fishhooks anymore You are the free swimming fish