Unprodigal Daughter

Unprodigal Daughter

I had disengaged
to avoid being totaled
I would run away
and say good riddance,
soon enough
I had grown disgusted
by your small-minded ceiling
Imagine myself bolting
had not been difficult
Soon be my life
Soon be my pace
Soon be my choice
of which
you'll have no part of.

Unprodigial daughter
and I'm heading for the west
Disenchanted daughter
and this plane cannot fly fast enough
Unencumbered daughter
hit the ground running at last.

I'd invite you
but I'm busy being unoppressed
I hit the ground running,
although I know not what toward
I hit the town feeling,
forgetting all that came before
I felt primed and ready,
once surrounded by the pawns
I felt culture shocked,
but dissuaded, I was not.
This is my town
This is my voice
This is my taste
of which
you've have no part of.

Unprodigial daughter
and I'm heading for the west
Disenchanted daughter
and this plane cannot fly fast enough
Unencumbered daughter
hit the ground running at last
I'd invite you but
I'm busy being unoppressed.

One day I'll saddle back
and speak of foreign adventures
One day I'll double back
and tell you about these unfettered years
One day I'll look back
and feel something other than relieved.

Glad that I left
when I did before,
I know you,
you can't get the best of me
When I'd speak of artistry
you would roll your eyes skyward
When I'd speak of spirituality
you would label it absurd
When I spoke of possibility
you would frown and shake your head
If I had stayed much longer,
I'd have surely imploded.

These are my words
This is my house
These are my friends
of which you've had no part
Unprodigial daughter
and I'm heading for the west
Disenchanted daughter
and this plane cannot fly fast enough
Unencumbered daughter
hit the ground running at last.


Alanis Morissette