Distant Jabs At A Soul - Future Of The Left

Otis first noticed

The unusual mark on his neck when he was 42

He was married to a lady

Though that term is generous

Who looked like a nesting doll having sex with its own shadow

The pain of being born had never left her shoulders

Ain’t that something to do with being Catholic?

Otis said don’t be scared

There’s more to life than living long

He pulled her close and held her tight

And took her tears upon his chest

Otis as a ghost

Was a bigger success than as a human being

They say that sometimes if you listen hard enough

You can hear him not giving in