Yeah
forever alone
a dog without a bone
a child without a home
a voice without words
a spring without birds
forever
ever
alone
never
with a match
forever
a catch
hopes forever dashed
tires forever slashed
plans crashed smashed
no take-off for these words
words never to be heard
like a bird
neck cracked
wings snapped
hope may spring eternal
but the kernel may not grow
spring may be too slow
if the climate is too cold
if the ice will not crack
hope may spring eternal
but despair oozes dark
like clay
quicksand
bog
mud
burying the kernel
hope may spring eternal
but please someone
help me tend the kernel
or no take-off for these words
words never to be heard
like a bird
neck cracked
wings snapped
please someone
help me to be heard
Elsa
February 11, 2002
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