The Poetry of Rock n' Roll: "Walking and Falling"

In honor of National Poetry Month, I am continuing a feature from years past: The Poetry of Rock n' Roll. Here are the lyrics to an absolutely fascinating short piece by legendary performance artist and national treasure Laurie Anderson (previously here, here, here, and here.)

Walking and Falling

I wanted you
And I was looking for you,
But I couldn't find you.
I wanted you,
And I was looking for you all day.
But I couldn't find you.

I couldn't find you.

You're walking,
And you don't always realize it,
But you're always falling.
With each step,
You fall forward slightly,
And then catch yourself
From falling.
Over and over,
You're falling
And then catching yourself
From falling
And this is how
You can be walking
And falling
At the same
Time.

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