Paydirt, just a fleeting a glimpse
Engagement rings for ideologies
Rewind the tape with pretzel twists
Counterclockwise, saltless and dismissed

Angels with sneaky grins,
convincing with a prime coat on the beam
Raincoats on closet hooks
I think I’ll take my chances with the mist

By now, you’ve caved
Dug deep
Rhinestones, jet planes and early graves

A sliding scale, your target shifted and the light’s went dim
The handicap you’re playing with is hampering your game
Your happiness depends on sequences and moves you make
Inverted tails, your confidence has slipped into the shade

By now, you’ll break routines with ice cream, champagne and birthday cakes

Orchids, caramels and peanut butter jelly sandwiches
Swing sets and carousels, candy apple stomach somersaults
Skin cells dried on corner lash, crawling through a drawn out minute hand
Awakening fickle friends, out of body crossing lines of sand

By now, you’ve caved
Dug deep
Rhinestones, jet planes and early graves

A sliding scale, your target shifted and the light’s went dim
The handicap you’re playing with is hampering your game
Your happiness depends on sequences and moves you make
Inverted tails, your confidence has slipped into the shade

By now, you’re saved
Dug deep
Had to wait out the long game