I heard her voice
It cried
I lied
I said I couldn’t hear
I turned away
She died
For the lack of us
To wrap her in our world
The streets are filled with
Paper dolls and tin can bins
And I’m filled with guilt
For me.and you and who
The rest who close their eyes
And turn away
From the tears
Of those with out a home
(C) Frank mcgivney
She held my hand today
To make me smile
She laughs you know
When I tell a tale
The dog barked
Along our way
She tells me things
To make me think
Wisdom in her eyes
Of twelve
Behind the look
The one we share
For rainbow smiles
And dragonfly kisses
The quest for wonder
She held my hand today
My daughter
(C) Frank mcgivney
Where do you go to
My Thoughts
When the sun
Won’t die
She burns a trail
From me to her
I try to ignore
She says no
Its time to stay
I close my eyes
Pull down the veil
To hide
Her tale
Straying one drip
By one into
My heart
(C) Frankie mcgivney
I beg them to stay
To lay beside my bed
They were my friends
But off they stray
Away from where
I lost my way.
My words
They’ve gone
So far
From my pen
I feel the trickle
Of my dreams
Trail further
From my mind
I forget sometimes
To remember
But worse
I remember
All the things
I can’t ‘recall
My new pal
dementia
It’s calling echoes
In the valley
I hear it’s bell
I fear the hell
It promises
To reveal
When I stand
Lost in my land
The place I’ve know
As home
(C) Frank mcgivney
I lied when i said i cried
i told you it hurt inside
it tore my chest apart
it burnt my eyes my soul
but all you did was make me die
give it to me raw
i’ll take it home
to the fire inside
i’ll burn it all
the whole
to leave the ash
Take it
snort that
instead
and float so high
you leave me to lie
to wallow in my pain
the one i pretend to feel
where the tear
drips
and a stain grows
and I can be
Free
to
be
Just
me
(C) Frank McGivney
