Ani Difranco - Tiptoe

It's better when she says it:

tiptoeing through the used condoms
strewn on the piers
off the west side highway
sunset behind the skyline of jersey
walking towards the water
with a fetus holding court in my gut
my body highjacked
my tits swollen and sore
the river has more colors at sunset than my sock drawer ever dreamed of

I could wake up screaming sometimes
but I don't

I could step off the end of this pier
but I've got shit to do
I've an appointment on tuesday to shed
uninvited blood and tissue
I'll miss you
I say to the river
to the water
to the son or daughter I thought better of

I could fall in love with jersey at sunset
but I leave
the view
to the rats
and tiptoe back