Waitin' on a Dragon

I’m waitin’ on a dragon

Found a penny in the dust

This mornin’, when I was sweepin’

The year I was born stickin’ out of its crust

He hasn’t called me back

& I found my old flame

Just barely scrapin’

But smilin’ through the game we all call life

Is this what you are?

Can you fly when you’re on fire?

Can you fly when you’re a storefront sweeper?

Can you fly on good luck?

Can you be there?

I’m waitin’ on a dragon

To find a way to be found

But I’m not searchin’

For pennies or ways in the dust on the ground

She hasn’t been called by

Her own throat’s flame

But she’s awake enough

To play this little game we all call life

Is this what you are?

So you turn wild, like a city star

So you turn wild, like a spark in the dirt

So you turn wild when you’re born, now revert

Are you waitin’ on a dragon?

I was working at a health food store in Kensington Market the fall of 2007.

A year later, I was happy to realize the song wasn't true anymore!

I felt I was doing what I had to be doing, at exactly the right place & time.