Four O’Clocks

By Mallory Hawk

On Chinook

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Home, the place I learned to walk

Learned to roam

Home, I dig my hands and feet

Into the soil

Oh, the four o'clocks bloomed

On my way home

The place I learned to run

And I walk the other way

You won’t let me

And I built a sturdy base

You keep kicking

It blows, the wind between the trees

Talks to me

Oh, reminds me where I’m from

And where I’ve gone

I eat the fruits you leave

Down to the core

And I say it’s all a phase

I am lying

Straight to your face

You beliеve me

Can you get out of my way?

And I walk thе other way

You won’t let me

And I built a sturdy base

You keep kicking