Animal - Lauren Auder

It hurts to realize that I don’t need you

To breathe or even survive, even if I wanted to

So all that’s left when we don’t collide is what is vital

And I’m not satisfied with the essential

I’m not animal

I’m not animal

I’m not animal

I’m not animal

So I stand and I stare at my reflection

And I glance and I glare in my usual pretentious way

My hips and my ribs and their imperfections

Are holy now knowing that’s where your head laid

And that’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal

That’s not animal