little enis and the table toppers
sang i’ll get over you
when the grass grows over me
it is the song
playing in my
mind
as i stand upon the
lawn
mowed with
gasoline and fire
day lilies
emerge
as
i
remember
to absorb
hope
given as a gift
within sunlight
i choose to
live
to
feel
spring
for screaming
and death
are luxuries
for those
without children
to grow
into healthy
flowers
i
thank
the universe
for all of it
the good and
the bad
my stem strengthened
by hurricane force winds
my roots held
i didn’t jump through
that last hoop
wouldn’t lie
and say love
never grew here
it was once eden
as
everything
turns
the color green
inevitable spring
i still
see his eyes
twill always be
until
the
last
time
i
close
mine
god
forgive
us
our
collective
sins
as
i
forgive
him
and
i
forgive
me