eulogy

and so the sun rises

bringing warmth over the land I was given

on this land where I now lay

looking over the ocean

pouring into the bay

 

this land I did not appreciate 

I broke it in

I toiled during those days

under the sun and during the rain

I laboured through the seasons

as a man made to work

only resting and smoking when the sun dropped west

 

this land became a place for my demons

and anger grew like a weed

I cursed the soil

and never worked another day

I broke in this land

as a broken man

with sorrow I look back at it all

and all the pain caused

 

the new day has just begun

with my ashes scattered on this land

under the golden sun

Distance

I no longer know anyone;
Not my brothers nor my sisters,
No longer my mother and father.
Those that sat at my table have become strangers,
The room once filled with people, holds only the shadow of conversation.
The eyes of my closest companions contain thoughts I do not understand.
I have not eaten with my family,
Or shared a drink with a friend, in a while.

As far back I look
I have been alone

sunshine

all the nice boys and girls

                   watch the pigs with their pearls

stretch out your arms and embrace

                               the idea of what could happen

                                             during a day in sunshine

 

 

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