Allergic to Water
Ani DiFranco
You can’t even imagine,
the tortuous state I’ve been existing in.
I am allergic to water.
It itches my throat and it blisters my skin
Still, I drink cuz I have to, I bathe cuz I have to,
but, boy it’s a pain.
But I don’t cry, cuz it hurts to cry.
and I don’t go outside in the rain
And you may wonder what would possess,
someone like me to go on.
You may wonder how it’s possible,
something so basic could go wrong
And all I can say is if you stretch your mind,
all the way as far as it goes
There’s someone out there who lives further than that,
in a place you can never know
So right now if,
you’re looking at me,
you can assume that I am thirsty.
And a good day is one when that ache in my brain,
can remain at a doable three.
And I don’t really want,
your sympathy,
I’m just telling you so you’ll understand.
This is me,
sincerely,
doin’ the best that I can.