he was dominic when he smiled
i linked onto him like a child
& we danced like red velvet
doesn’t mean i’m stuck
means it’s a dried flower that i can moisten
the rose has undoubted thorns
doesn’t take the time to tell me
but i linger
still looking for that messy haired boy
the one who’s always tryin’ to fix it but never can no never
& wanting wanting wanting
he was sixteen from Jackson, Mississippi
lost in the woods but i loved how he held me
w/ spinning eyes
‘cause he was dominic when dominic smiled
& wanting wanting wanting
credits
from In Place of Arms,
released September 13, 2010
voice, piano: Gelsey Bell
bass: Andrew Livingston
tap dancing: Tripp Pettigrew
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