Fall to Grace

All of your pearls Are slipping off the string Too quick for capturing Now clicking on marble tiles All of your curls Suddenly unwind Springs straightened into tines Now striding out single-file Framing stone faces Tangled hair and lace Awkward embraces Dancing to car alarms So no time to waste Grab your suitcases Won’t you fall to grace Into my waiting arms Full up you roots and follow me towards the city lights Let’s stuff up our suits-it’ll drive them crazy Let’s go of our dreams, they’re not what they seem Our first pursuit is to be lazy So let’s stop pretending That pride is not depending On conceits and pretensions Hubris and vanity Lower your flag Snatch up your bags From richеs to rags From prestige to penury