Dust

Let the dust settle a little

There's too much of it in my eyes

I can barely see

And even when I stretch out my hand

All I feel around is more dust

Let the dust settle a little

All the flotsam and jetsam too

There's only water entering my lungs

A lot of it is mud

Let the dust settle a little

I can hardly breathe without coughing

Feels like I'm stumbling

This step and every other too

I will wait till the dust settles

And I can see and I can breathe

And I can touch and I can swim

And then baby, you can let me go