Quietly, almost elusively

 Almost invisibly,

 I found that I

 for a moment

 Had slipped away.

 Ripped in two, then pasted back again,

 Then crumpled up inside,

 Then tossed aside

 you know that

 It feels so bad.

 oh Mercury

 oh Mercury

 Happened once, then it

 happened twice,

 Then it happened thrice,

 And now a fourth?

 You know that?

 Quietly, almost elusively

 Almost invisibly,

 I found that I

 for a moment

 Had slipped away.

 oh Mercury