written 1999
What’s going on? Instead of better It’s turning wrong. It’s every day Cain kills Abel, For less than colors
Behind unseen in shadow wise, Stands tall the noble King. While on throne in full light, Cavorts in regal mockery the Fool… Hard it is to Court to peer,
Don’t lollygag, scalawag, scurry o… Your mama is waiting. You’ve tarr… The loblolly pine branches tap a t… You’d best get on back 'cause you’… The scuppernong stain 'round the r…
So many hopes Dashed as they arose. Opportunities Never granted. False starts,
You and her together they’ll be Stealing cocoa and kisses beside t… Her heart would warm to feel you n… To touch your face, your lips, you… These images run rampant through h…
Every day there are new broken dre… Killed by he can’t and you can’t. Broken hearts and ambition line th… Like clouds line the sky, Left there to refer back to as ano…
The hitting has gotten too hard to… She just sits in the corner and cr… She tries to think of what she has… She wonders if other children have… Bruises cover almost every area of…
Dear Love, Yesterday was filled with pain and Sorrow so they spoke. Because of this, yesterday grew Farther and farther away.
The tears she shed are for you, M… Not too long ago had you departed. She awoke this lonely night And once again it started. The loss of their daily phone call…
What goes on in the underground? Beyond and beneath the warm, Serene fields of neutral conversat… Inside the hollow caverns, down In the dark tunnels where
Sometimes when she’s all alone She wonders why you’re gone. Why you went and left her On this earth all alone She wonders what you’re thinking
Orange is of fire It burns its sweet flavor Onto the retina of her Purple mind, which Is dark and soft
Her son left home again today. He spread his wings and flew away On a sleek and silver jet that Became a speck in the blue sky Seconds after it lifted
The time they have will never end. A dream of hers that will begin. A heart and soul that will soon me… From when it was torn in two. A cry for help that’s finally been…
Close your eyes, little Rainbow C… And go back to sleep for a while Longer Back to the numbness where Pain can not sting