Mighty Saffi from Graduation Night by Laurie Shaw

MIGHTY SAFFI

I
MAY RAINFALL, BLAZING LIGHT
THIN WALLS OF D-BLOCK CLASSROOMS
EDITH’S BEEN STUDYING IN TO THE NIGHT
I’VE BEEN WRITING A SCRIPT IT JUST SEEMS MORE IMPORTANT
TEACHERS SWOOPING WITH CANINES BARED
SPITTING “NONE OF YOU CAN RISK REPEATING,
“SAFFI CONNOR DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TWICE
STOP DRIFTING OFF
DON’T YOU WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF YOUR LIFE?!”

SAFFI, COME ON, DON’T LISTEN TO HER
SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE’S TALKING ABOUT
YOU’RE GOING TO GET IN TO THAT DRAMA SCHOOL
YOU’RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS BACKWATER PRISON TOWN

WHAT’S SHE GONNA DO?
SHE’S ALREADY TURNING TO DUST
WE’RE JUST REMINDERS SHE’S DEALING
WITH A LIFE WITHOUT MEANING
AN EXISTENCE WITHOUT PURPOSE
SHE’S LIKE A CREATURE FROM THE DEEP
CRAWLED ON TO LAND AND GOT INTO TEACHING
LONGING FOR THE DAYS YOU COULD ELECTROCUTE A STUDENT
FOR MISBEHAVING

II
YOU’RE MIGHTY SAFFI
(SAFFI MIGHTY)
I USED TO BE SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
MIGHTY SAFFI
(SAFFI MIGHTY)
NOW I KNOW I GOTTA LET YOU GO AND DO JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
EXPLODE LIKE A MULTIVERSE
OF BRILLIANT LIFE, FORGET HER FACE
FORGET THIS PLACE’S ENDLESS NIGHTS

RUN PAST THE MARKETS OF DEAD LANDSCAPE ARTISTS
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MOTHERS’ PILATES
RUN PAST THE BARS OF DECREPIT EX SPORTS STARS
PAST THE MUSEUMS OF SCRAP METAL CARS
PAST THE PIER WITH IT’S FIFTY FOOT WAVES
THESE PEOPLE WILL DIE WITH ONLY THEIR NAMES
GET OUT THE MONTAGE OF TIME’S SLOW PERSISTENCE
GET OUT THIS POSTCARD PHOTO OF EXISTENCE
MIGHTY SAFFI
(SAFFI MIGHTY)
I ONCE BELIEVED THESE FEELINGS WOULD STICK
MIGHTY SAFFI
(SAFFI MIGHTY)
NOW I KNOW I’M JUST AN EXTRA IN YOUR BIOPIC
AND I’M ALRIGHT WITH THAT
CAN’T HAVE EVERYTHING
YOU TAKE THE QUIET AND YOU MAKE IT SING

THERE’S ALWAYS A REASON TO STAY
BUT YOU KNOW NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE
YOU CAN MAKE A HOME ANYWHERE
DON’T BE PRESSURED BY THE MAGNETIC PULL
OF THE ACHINGLY DULL, DOGMATIC AND TAME

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