No Fragments Reach

Mom's advice, it sat on ice till those words melted away
 You wake up to those horrid voices everyday.
 The of indifference that hums you into decay
 a wave of harmony into your restless grave
 Mute faces on talk show screens, you watched at 3 am
 it is the framing of your own life's silent film
 Loitering to armageddon waiting on a train
 arets are on a transit map well mark your place
 Discount expiration sticker you helped to be misplaced
 the circle of life is a bargain on her sways
 Stolen leather jacket depicts all your favorite bands
 icons of true rebellious spirit painted trends
 When you dirge down the gauntlet of the boxes and the cans
 do you think of your apartment and dirty pots and pans
 In the checkout line, you hold your wine, and look at magazines
 maybe a frozen dinner to thaw out in the sink
 But no fragments reach your mossy eyes
 No UV rays from sunny skies
 No panoramic desert scenes
 To replace us