Dimmer

1. Am I dimmer every day
Am I just a little glimmer
Like a tiny bobbing head
Of an ocean swimmer?

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

Do I slowly get erased
As I slowly eat my dinner
Though my stomach might agree
I'm hardly getting thinner.

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

I would choose the darkest horse
That's the horse I'd ride
The stables would be shadowy
And we'd start the race behind.

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They'd take their feet
And toss their hats
And yell out in surprise
You wouldn't need binoculars
You'd see it with your own two eyes.

2. Am I dimmer every day
Am I shrinking, am I shrinking
Can you recognize my thoughts
Do you care what I am thinking?

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

You see me now
But it takes a lot of squinting
And there isn't any shade
And the sun is unrelenting.

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

I would choose the darkest horse
That's the horse I'd ride
The stables would be shadowy
And we'd start the race behind.