Purple Suburbia from Panicle by Nika Mo

Lilac carpet neighbourhood
November is falling around us like we knew it would
Suburbia is purple for a solid month through
Yeah I'm doing well, how are you?

The sky is less blue on the flats
Two and a half years has gone by just like that
Gotten used to the smell of the rain on cement
And the smog above Shaftesbury Ave

Your fridge is an image of health
Mine is a graveyard, sour milk on the shelf
Make a joke like I hope that it's still within date
But I know it's too late

And when I get home and the sky is still light
Cos the clouds are lit up from below by street lights
I remember the way I felt in your hands
And I try to recall how you felt in mine

Your dog has forgotten my name
She was looking suspicious as I got near the gate
I said, 'Lucy it's me, don't you remember this face?
And I know it's been years but am I really a stranger to you now?'
She said, "Anni, is that you? Cos you don't smell the same.'

• Folk
• Perth