I wanted to buy you a guitar,
So you could intertwine your words with a tune
But as I walked to the store,
Life came my way
Daddy said he found the pills,
That I had hid yesterday,
Your birthday came along,
I wanted to show you how much I love you
But as I walked out the door,
Mommy found out about you
These bruises painted on my skin,
Won’t stop my bleeding heart,
I’ll come one day, I’ll play my part,
We built this house of love together
And you kept it safe while I was away,
It isn’t all that lovely, you know
Some paint chipped off as the food went bad today
Let me fix these, bit by bit
And I promise you that
we will meet
And I promise that we will meet,
In peace
Published in Daily Times, September 20th 2018.