Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · A kinder measure of progress
Verse
Keep the small beginning,
the crossing and the bend.
Perhaps the borrowed standard
does not need a hurried end.
Refrain
The second line need not erase the first.
Let the room keep breathing.
Let the words arrive.
Leave a little space for what is still alive.
Original spoken-word lyric sketch in the A kinder measure of progress cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.