Mother

Lake of Mystery

sun grandfather

moon grandmother

continent father

ocean mother

toe first

into the lake of mystery

black silouette

fire in her palms

little one carries the fire

into the darkness

to the center

of the lake of mystery

no one knows

a vacation from one self

trip of misery

to bring out the size of me

it's all complete

not complete

good to know

in the lake of mystery

where darkness grows

no one knows

it's all a state of surgery

serging in me

it's all whole

not whole

good to know

in the lake of mystery

where darkness flows

in symmetry

confounding me

encircling

a circle of me

it's not complete

good to know

i live in the

the lake of mystery

SY's version of "Mother's Little Helper"

Doctor's Orders by Sonic Youth (written by Kim Gordon)

take one, to come

doctor's orders, no more borders

take one, make some

feeling bolder, no more disorder

mother's not to blame

she's feeling no pain

doesn't feel the drain

she says it's not her brain

all right, no wrong

she used to be cleanin', now she's just dreamin'

she's right, you're wrong

she thinks it's the weather, feels light as a feather

mother's such a mess

she forgets how to dress

she thinks she's lookin' her best

she's no longer depressed

take one, bake one

used to be tragic, now it's like magic

just one, for fun

mother's new pet, it's not hard to get

mother came home today

wearing a big bouquet

she threw her self away

she's taking up spanish ole