thursday afternoon

so she sits in the car

grips the steering wheel

tears coming down her face

this is how a broken heart can feel

and she listens to the ballad

the plangent song ‘n’ tune

this is a broken heart

on a thursday afternoon

sunset going low

the anger running high

new emotions born

and a heart ready to die

she turns the steering wheel

steps on the gas some more

this is what your mind does

in grief over yore

going towards the guard rail

ready to break it?

go over the bridge’s edge

ready to shake shit?

flames rising up

a young girl’s life, maligned

this is what happens

to a broken, eager mind

all passions gone

the effect of heat in june

this is a broken heart