i've put the pieces of myself back together
chasing a dream i've had since '09
five years of Lulu waiting for me to forget her.
she sat in the back of the black
head on the window counting down i49
missing someone no matter where she'd unpack
i'd find her in the lost and found
searching for herself
"who am i supposed to be?" she'd ask looking up at me
pink bedsheets and climbing every tree
"you'll find who you're meant to be."
i'd whisper to her in her sleep
i've watched her grow up
she's changed in front of my eyes
and i've listened as she filled her own cup
she knows how to make her own demands
she cleans off her own hands
raised her right
as i kept her safe at night
guiding her path as she would twist and turn
always running back to where she came from
dreaming of Lulu is dreaming of me
the girl with the crooked bangs and gap between her two front teeth
ladybug girl and moon river while she'd sleep
honoring her each day of my week
inner child strumming her own tune
feet in the grass of her old summers
i keep her safe each June
and she fills me with wonders
to Lulu
how much i know i'd mean to you
everything you always wanted me to be
and i remember telling you, you'll see.
i'm here now and i won't ever leave
don't you worry now about who you will be.
just hang from that tree
dance with claire de lune
and i promise,
when you fall,
ill be dreaming of you.
dreaming of
lulu.
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