the neighbor

I leave my door unlocked So when you're done inspecting pipe You can sneak on up and see your place in reverse I'm waiting in this broken bed With my head on the wall I scream Waiting to build a life in the prints Of your bare feet in the grass Aching to wrap your snake around my neck I hit my head on the Edison bulb And you gaze right back at me While it swings to the beat of my pulse I trip on your camera after drinking you too much You help me up at the waist Your feet pointing up to my heart Your arms open wide, smile even wider I want nothing more than for you to open the door Let me give you the ride of your life on the stairs Leave my face wet then you'll leave a trail up to your room But I know I could never be your wife I know you'll never put those glasses on But you carry me by the chain in your pocket Dragged along each and every day A crush to my back and a yank on my leg With your thinning hair and darkest plumage And a yin and a yang and a blue and a red and I...