Lament of a Lunatic

Why can't I live?
I do dead so lively..
No one alive is in death
So why should I die alone?

Mommy knows best
She always said to lie
Cause the truth is a liar
Now I know why she set daddy on fire

Daddy had it coming
Had me coming
Then going before the door
Answer it he said
You little whore

Did the Sun say hi?
Or is it just standing by?
Bible words
Shining on the nice ones and the wicked
I like that song
Roller coaster of hell
I wish I had a ticket

Making sure all is in their place
Before mother moon gives her hum
The stars in the notes
I remember my mother
Had a headless goat

I know when to say please
My daddy taught me
So did my mom
She even said it to me
Asking for that pistol thing
Or is that a gun?

Firecrackers were loud in our house that day
It was the day they came
It was the day I left
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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February 16, 2018 at 12:15 AM
Wow, Michael...this saddens me. Hope upon hope that its fiction.
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