Puckered Skin (Bottled Opera No. 37)
家人 Jiā Rén ||¦|¦|
Mama’s got a swimming pool but she don’t let Daddy swim.
Mama’s got a swimming pool but she don’t let Daddy swim.
Till Daddy puts his swim suit on she ain’t gonna let Daddy in.
Mama’s got a diving board but she don’t let Daddy dive.
Mama’s got a diving board but she don’t let Daddy dive.
Ain’t done a single belly flop while Mama, she’s done four or five.
Mama’s got a sauna but she ain’t gonna let Daddy sweat.
Mama’s got a sauna but she ain’t gonna let Daddy sweat.
He can play in the sun but that’s all the heat he’s gonna get.
* * *
Puckered skin.
Missing teeth.
Shrieking kids.
Here eyes are talking have you heard?
She wants to taste your salty tongue.
Inner tubes.
Water wings.
Kings and queens.
These summer days feel incomplete
without your fingers underneath.
Mama wants to hear her Daddy sing.
Mama wants to hear her Daddy sing.
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