Lamentations of a Snowman

[crow]

This is ridiculous, but some of y'all will like it

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gwx5mmtkpdwxoo...ations.mp3

Lamentations of a Snowman

Under the glass,
Looking across the divide,
I can see a mermaid on a beach
And an apple on the New York City skyline . . .

But in here,
There's not much at all--
Consider this igloo for rent
But no one calls.

And I think back
To when the frost swirled around my feet,
Before I settled in
To this paperweight-and-see.

Looking to make my escape,
Nothing I loved remains pleasing,
It isn't cold in hell or here,
But it's freezing!

So I . . .

Button all of my buttons
And run into a slide
This globe is headed for salvation
Or I'll die trying!

When you consider the strange
-est things you've seen in all your life
You'll have to edit the top of your list
When you've seen a snow
Man
Fly!

I'm free
Gravity's my friend
It's beautiful!
It's . . . [smash!]

[Leanne]

Absurd, but not ridiculous

There are layers here that speak to me of escaping a dead-end job or a life that seems perfect from the outside. I like 'paper-weight-and-see', but the hyphen on strange doesn't work for me because of the need to alter the spelling. I'd say you don't need the -est at all.

Interesting stuff, thank you.

[Truerenigma]

I like it. The smash rings true for me. I agree with Leanne though, you don't need est. I also suggest losing "of" in the buttons line. It isn't needed, and the rhythm is better without it.