"See How We Fell"

See how we fell without knowing...
Years ago, ago, ago...

Blowing air through the barrels of our nostrils,
singing songs surrounded by walls of people.

Pounding drums and plucking electric guitars,
roar of low heavens in our ears...

Hollywood movies bulging our eyes full,
then drugging them almost shut.

Dancing circles of crowds flaunting,
nights dark with flashing bed escapades...

Too young to know
down the hall hospitalizations...

Stumping our barefoot dreams and schemes,
mind murdering those we seldom thought of...

Dead toads on the road smashed
and dried behind the high school auditorium.

Always wishing for true love
and marrying a saint we didn't deserve.

Babies crying in the middle of night.
Sending them to school in a blink of shock.

Working 2 jobs into old age,
wishing for a reboot with bags under our eyes.

The world becoming chaos in a diaper.
The dollar becoming acid in our pockets.

The only way out has always been before us.
A prayer of grace with unending tears, tears,
tears....