Grass Roots

Hands Cup Glass Of A Beat Up Past

The Roof Has Caved In
You Know It Ain't What It Has Been
Probably That Bad Storm A Few Years Ago
Who Knows What Befell Or Arose
Where Are The Swings
They'd Sit Where Those Rusted Things Do Lie
And We Would Tie The Dog To It

Over There
That's Where He Did Propose
And Took My Mother's Hand
There They Planted A Bush Of Rose
Shame It's Cut From The Land
The Door Is Jammed But The Window Ain't
Flaking Off Chips Like Dry Warpaint
This Place Is A Death Trap
Walls And Floors Like A Relief Map
You Can See In To The Attic
Feels Doomsday Dramatic
With The Sky Between The Tiles

Our Old Stove Is Still There
Needs Less Than A Repair
Too Heavy To Lift I Guess
That Door Frame Was Me At Thirteen
The Same Size As You
You Can See My Growing Spurt Were Overdue

We Didn't Leave It Like This
It Be Cheaper To Burn
"Dad, Does It Still Feel Like Home
When You Return?"

CK