Snake Charmer
The Snake Charmer goes
‘Round the world,
Showing all her talents.
Then she goes back to bed,
A bed that’s not hers,
And sleeps near her snake,
Ever near her snake.

She travels where the wind will take her,
Never stopping,
Never slowing.
Ever near her snake.

She never had a home.
Never had a place to go.
She only had her snake,
Ever near her snake.

She goes to a job,
Never sure if she’ll have another,
And faces a crowd,
All strangers,
Never a friend.
Ever near her snake.

Her beauty gets her tips,
Her talent gets her jobs.
She does what no one can,
Never alone,
Ever near her snake.
Never alone ----
Ever near her snake.