We Build Demonstration By Nichole Nordeman

[brikaka]

(Nichole Nordeman)

It's bigger than we thought

It's taller than it ought to be

This pile of rubble and ruins

The neighbors must talk

It's the worst yard on the block

Just branches and boards where walls stood

[brikaka]

Did it seem to you

Like the storm just knew

We weren't quite finished with the roof

When it started?

So we build

We build

We clear away what was and make room for what will be

If you hold the nails, I'll take the hammer

I'll hold it still, if you'll climb the ladder

If you will, then I will, build

[brikaka]

On any given day We could simply walk away And let someone else hold the pieces The lie that we tell Says its better somewhere else As if love flies south when it freezes What I'm trying to say In some clumsy way Is that it's you and only you for always What I'm trying to say In some clumsy way Is that its you and only you, not just for now, not just today But its you and only you for always