~it very nearly breaks my heart~
~every time my brother goes to prison~
~the first time was the worst~
~he had a wife & baby son on the outside~
~we were young & I wondered~
~how he would survive that place~
~face the days alone in that crowded cage~
~all our lives I failed to protect my little brother~
~I wrote songs about how he must feel~
~sent him a couple bucks when I could~
~for zoom-zooms & wham-whams in the joint~
~sang my heart out in the band~
~the songs started out like this~

~A Vanishing Face~

~if truth were a sparrow & I learned to fly~
~I would never again walk to catch a lie~
~if moments were forever & days could be years~
~love was a rainbow & happiness fear~
~I would drown in a moment of fear every day~
~color my love with your smile & say~
~I love you today & yesterday too~
~only tomorrow will know what to do~
~I’ll hate you never, love’s kindling feeds the flame~
~I’ll always hear whispers of your sweet name~

~my clothes may be ragged, these shoes may be worn~
~my shirt may need washed, these underwear torn~
~only the sparrow knows of the seed~
~dropped down from heaven, our love to feed~
~clothes do not matter, the heart tells the tale~
~success is not beautiful to those who fail~
~my love & your love, two hearts as one~
~summertime breezes, summertime sun~
~remembering touching, the softness was real~
~no words to express how it made me feel~

 
~blue eyes turned hazy, a vanishing face~
~I reach out in vain to be back in that place~
~I don t really blame you, these bars I can’t climb~
~& I’ll never forget the last time~
~no, I’ll never forget the last time~

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~Fly Away Home~
    

~there are trees on fire~
  ~in the dying forest~
  ~flames become~
  ~their fate~
  ~ashes & tomb~
  ~birds’ wings ablaze~
  ~in a smoking tower~
  ~of the afternoon~
   

 ~a sparrow sings her death song~
  ~as she frets about her nest~
  ~she pushes them out~
  ~one by one~
  ~those born to her~
  ~nurtured~
  ~until they are devoured with the rest~

~man beasts~
  ~pour water from the sky~
  ~they tell~
  ~terrible stories~
  ~of the inferno & why~
  ~the sky fell~
    ~the tiniest tears~
  ~someone ought to know~
  ~how brave she was~
  ~the courage of the sparrow~
    ~First published in Black Widow’s Web of Poetry~

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