RATTLING BONE

a skull and a jewel on a wooden cane
a rattling bone on a boat, on the waves you sail away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone

whippin’ the pig ‘til it broke the gate
a table and chair by the creek though his house was washed away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone

god is asleep in the bed we made
suckling bitch on the porch, and no stick might draw away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone

love in the shape of the close of day
kissin’ the face in a dream that i thought i tossed away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone

hobble and wade in the love we gave
passing your lip from the wine that we raised then threw away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone

chuckling lamb by the anchor weight
shuddering wolf on a ship, on the waves you sail away
i will lay awake ‘til all your power’s gone