Corner of Your Mind

There’s a dark corner of your mind
That every now and then you visit
Sometimes it’s a comfort
Sometimes it’s a curse
But it’s not going anywhere is it?

There’s a light winking by the bay
A carousel spinning in the night
A fortunate teller’s booth,
Incense and a golden tooth
She don’t read palms but she’s got the second sight

There’s a treasure buried deep within the sand
A pearl growing slow in the seashell
Bring it to your ear, breathe in the atmosphere
Don’t forget it in the drawer of the motel

There’s a thunderhead getting loud and looking mean
A boy with a hunger in his eyes
He barely knows your name
But he loves you all the same
And the world has yet to cut him down to size

Flickering dreams, storybook guile
Secret spells, wishing wells, necklace made from old seashells
Faltering hope, unsteady smile
Vulnerable, formidable, utterly insatiable

You got a power that you’re learning how to use
So many roads ahead and you don’t know how to choose

There’s a graveyard baking in the sun
A priest sweating through his speech
You’ve never known this kind of hurt
Your eyes fixed upon the dirt
Your mind far off with the seagulls at the beach

There’s a monster underneath your bed
A ghost hiding in your closet
But you’re too old for that
You’ll never be an acrobat
You got loans and a security deposit

There’s a groom waiting anxious for your hand
One ring now and another on the way
There’s that fortune on your mind
You were told when you were nine
By the funny smelling woman by the bay

There’s a love like honey on a sore throat
A voice that is strong as it is kind
It’s been almost a year
Since you dared to venture near
That lonely cobwebbed corner of your mind

Varicose veins, scars, and sunspots
Sunrise runs, silly puns, backyard pool with water guns
Daycare drop-offs, stomach in knots
Mortgage rates, oven grates, squeezing in romantic dates

You got a power that you learned not to abuse
Made your peace, but now there’s so much more to lose
You got a power that you’re passing down the line
Will you lift the veil and let them peer behind?
Will you let them in to the corners of your mind?