I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.

I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.

Smile your baby smile and please l… I know I love you, but haven’t yo… Twinkle and shine and don’t ever c… You warm me like a fox in a fox’s… Light of my life and you gave me t…

Not as ardent as before. I’m tired. Slowing down, A tail growing heavier and longer With each day.

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

Courage was not letting your broth… But preferring to die From their snide remarks Which shadow prejudice’s unkind da… What happened when they grew up?

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,

I find it funny That I raised myself From the cradle To the grave. I never got a chance to be a baby.

I feel that one never stops Loving their past loved ones. The nostalgia remembers all the Times when you slept in their bed, When you first opened up,

Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.

Don’t cry Don’t cry Don’t cry Because it’s your birthday.

I cannot bring myself to cry. I can’t decide if this is a curse Or a blessing.

Sometimes, I wish I was a tree: Tall, wide, and majestic as can be… One with branches that sway slowly… Watching above, everything I woul… Sometimes, I wish I was an oak.

My mother is the darkness inside m… She planted the seed That grew into brambles, And now, I can’t be loud Because she makes me so