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My Friend Vernan

VERNANS PAIN              
 
                                                     DUE AGAIN, AGAIN 
                                HE SHOWS 
                                                     HEROIC STRENGTH
                                             ALL, IN VAIN, 
                                             HIS BODY HALTS, 
                                             SAYS “STOP THE PAIN ‘’
                                             CRUMBLE STUMBLES 
                                             FAILS TO OVER POWER 
                                             THE EVIL’S CLAIM 
                                             TO HIS DOMAIN 
                                             THE TRIBE THAT LOVES 
                                             LOOKS ON DISTRAUGHT 
                                             AND UNABLE TO HELP 
                                                      TRIES LOVES SUPPORT

RETURN TO SAY GOODBY
                                           GAUNT 
                                          THE WILD MAN'S ON HIS WAY
                                          BEHIND EYES CLOSED SO TIGHT 
                                          '' WE'VE, COME TO SAY GOODBY '' 
                                          A CARESS
                                           A FLUTTER, A SMILE 
                                          A DISTANT LOOK
                                          THAT RECOGNIZES, 
                                          FORGIVES,
                                          SAYS ADIEU 
                                          MARGARET'S IMAGE HOVERS CLOSE 
                                         AS JACKIE KEEPS A
                                         WEARY, TEARFUL 
                                         WATCH OVER DAD,

                                         HIS FEET AND HANDS
                                         NOT WASTED
                                         LIKE THE VIBRANT
                                        VERN I KNEW
                                        A BODY LEFT BEHIND THAT NIGHT 
                                        AS OFF HE GOES 
                                        TO TEAR AHEAD
                                        '' REMOVED,'' SAY YOU
                                        I THINK
'                                       '         OUR MAN ABOVE
                                        IS EXPECTING YOU''
                                                 TRUE !
                                        FORGIVENESS DUE
                                        THOSE LEFT BEHIND 
                                        HOPE TO GATHER
                                       ANOTHER TIME
                                       HIS TRIBAL PALS
                                       WILL SPREAD
                                       MEMORIES AND ASHES
                                       THE FISHES WAY
                                       AND TREAD AGAIN
 
                                       HIS SORGINE,
                                       HE'S OFT 
                                       AND LEFT US WITH 
                                       OUR LOVE
                                       AND CARING TRUE 
                                      OUR MORTAL FEARS 
                                      SUSPENDED 
                                     AS WE MOURN AND CARE 
                                       LAUGH AND REMEMBER 
                                     HE GOES AHEAD
                                     FOR HIS AGENDA
                                     IS '' FORGE THE WAY ''
                                     AND WAIT,
                                     ADIEU,
                                    GOD BLESS,
                                    HERE'S TO YOU
                                   A GLASS OR TWO
                                   WE RAISE IN PRAISE
                                   NOW, 
                                   AND AGAIN

                                   MAGGIE! ARE YOU COMING?
                                   JOAN AND THE OTHERS WILL BE ALONG LATER
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