- oh my gooosh
My mind's not here today,
The yellowing grasses, whispering-
Even though my ears are veiled in velveteen,
I can hear their murmurs, withering.
In the night, I hurry down quickly,
The yellowing grasses crunching beneath my feet.
My skin itches as I run away
From something I'll learn another day.
In the grasses I ask my mama,
'Can you see? Can you see?'
Mama's eyes are closed,
'No, I can't see, I can't see'
A railroad, rusted, old
The grasses here have yet to die
Light faintly trickles down
From the moon up high
On the tracks I ask my mama,
'Can you see? Can you see?'
Mama opens her eyes to me,
'Yes, I can see. I can see.'
Heading northward, nature sings sweetly
The yellowing grasses now far, far away.
Times flies by as I make my way
Down the path where mama can see
A future, a future, a bright one for me
My ears no longer veiled in velveteen.
I begin to see my destination,
The day bright as mama saw;
Despite my frail form staggering along
I push on, for me and mama.
The village of spring welcomed me
My feet blistered from the rocky ballast
I feel lush grasses between my toes
Reminding me of the days gone by
In the noon, I wandered on
A small bouquet of flowers comes by
As youthful as I
But much prettier than I
Despite so they sang a song,
Intentions kind and pure
'Come, come, come with me!'
They each said so playfully
I was swept away with the pretty bouquet
Even as inadequacy filled my heart
They treated me as if I were a flower like they
Each one of us, a piece of art
A homely cottage was where they lived
Flowers of all kinds growing all over
For the first time I giggled in glee
'Look at this! It's just so pretty!'
In their house they served me tea
Green, valerian, chamomile, roasted barley;
I smiled and thanked them all honestly
Even if I didn't really want any
Their parents came home round the hour
The bouquet greeted us to eachother
They talked in another room quietly
Then went and talked to me
'Where have you come, child?'
'Down the tracks,
O'ver the bends
An' round the backs.'
Surely they knew what I meant,
Their faces turned pale, and I, scared-
But they relaxed and smiled again
Asking me kindly, 'What is your name?'
To think, those yellowing grasses
All perished in the famine
My father's squandering of money
Bringing my family to their demise
Except, of course, I,
Who gets to live on by
Knowing mother had sent me away
To go ahead and live another day
Maybe in another life, father didn't commit such sins
My mother saw a clear path for me
My ears, veiled in velveteen
But this, I do not wish any longer.
I have become one with the bouquet family,
And there is nothing more to want.
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