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Mouse Not The Man

from TOPAZ by Shawn William Clarke

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lyrics

The mouse walked underfoot,
I watched in slow motion
Would the man notice?
Would he jump out the way?
would he shriek like some cartoon?
a long forgotten trope.
An old faded memory
Of a cat and kangaroo

I’ve never lost someone too close to me
Who wasn’t near ancient
So my emotions
Wait like torpedos, lodged below my heart

The man stopped and turned
The mouse writhed in the cold
He’d soon meet his maker
The man would soon forget
But I just couldn’t shake
This confluence of fate
That left me distressing
On the way to the bank

I’ve had problems understanding strong men
They mask their emotions
Behind obligations.
Could I sing tributes
to dead heroes without losing my cool?

Did I meet his love in the past?
(The mouse, not the man)
When she looked with indifference, as if to say…
“We’ve all got our problems pal
We all have to make the next train”

I’m the mouse not the man.

credits

from TOPAZ, released September 1, 2017

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