Great-Granddaughter

Made to read her note out loud in class
The kids line up, you pick her last
The light flickers beneath your door
Hear the fighting through the walls
Run to a time it didn't hurt
You’re crawling through the dirt
You're crawling through the dirt

Her eyes have words she'll never speak
Your palm is red, wet from her cheek
Meet at headquarters don’t be late
See the circuit you helped create
Fall to the ground and out of sight
You walk into the light
You walk into the dirt
Her eyes see through the dirt
You're rising through the dirt

Stretched into the sun
A thousand blades of you
Bend and break now
As your son
He runs away
Across your face

Frozen fast
You fall for many miles
Through the streetlights
Great Granddaughter, met at last
Great Granddaughter, met at last
Great Granddaughter, met at last
Made her laugh

I'm on a loop