The Sparkle
Jandek
And here I stand
Looking at the rain
On the sidewalk
And the gutters rushing past with water
It's a dream I'm in
Once again the gray dawn seeing sun
And all life around
Seems like a burden
Why does it sparkle in my eye
Yes alone all alone and yet
Maybe that's not the way it is
But these changes
Have me reeling in the morning
And just a few days before
Everything was so clear
No, my life is not made
For being simple
Even though I long for it to be
I'll take this sun through the rain clouds
And make it my own somehow