Tuesday, June 30, 2009

04-09-1985

He plays her birthday in the lottery
And plays her music for his birds
When he loves, he loves completely
And he talks about God's word

He finds light in the face of his daughter
And is softened by his grandson's laughter
He is haunted by a difficult past
Where the shadows of addiction are cast
He closes his eyes to the sound of gospel
And familiar faces smile from his walls
Lost in the thick New England
mist
He thinks of the woman who once he kissed
And the girl who was born from all of this
A tiny smile he'll never dismiss


So he plays my birthday in the lottery
And plays my music for his birds
When he loves, he loves completely
And he talks about God's word

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