Sage Francis

Andy Kaughman

Sage Francis


Now I know it ain't right, but I decided I hadta'
Us poets paint life, but don't get recognized till afta' 
So I faked my own death just to see what would happen 
As I taje shallow breaths and wait for people's reaction 
It was funny at first, but I had to hold my laughter...wait 
Before long I was on display at an open casket wake 
And I'm the main attraction who draws a crowd. A freak show of sorts 
Good thing my skin is pale enough to pass as a decomposing corpse 
Frozen in my thoughts, laying stiff...playing with 
People's emotions and awaiting a kiss from praying lips that I hate but miss.

She didn't show...although she sent a card with flowers 
How considerate. That little bitch would make me sit in my car for hours 
Heartless powers start to devour my patience...it gets me violent 
I'm ready to fly shit and end everything like "I QUIT!"
Then again I sit deathly quiet...biting my tongue 
Just excited that some kids...who were invited to come did 
I'm the center of attention...the talk of the town 
It ain;t all that profound, but on this special day of mine I'm the one the universe revolves around 
It's like a birthday...kind of.
I also found that it's the worst way to find love.
White doves battle black crows in one of the back rows 
And everybody my ass knows back home is sporting black clothes 
Looking glum as usual...it's all too familliar 
I put the fun back into funeral. 
My morbid humor'll kill ya' 
For all that it's worth...the people who I thought were jerks 
Were putting on the water works and it sorta hurts 
My momma stroked my hair with so much care but hardly spoke 
Now my heart is broke, and yeah...I should've let her in on the joke 
But I'm honestly choked up, and I'm stuck holding back my tears 
As I absorb the atmosphere, "I wanna turn back I'm scared!"
Then a hand touches my shoulder to calm my nerves 
And something odd occurs because I heard my father's words 
So I got disturbed...as he expressed what he's never said 
What bothered me the most is that I remembered...he's dead 
I manifested destiny. The best and worst of worlds has come true 
As I'm buried alive, in the back of my mind echoes his words:

"I love you."