Catharsis

Graveyards
filled with homes
Pride is obliterated
littering the streets
with our livelihood

MOM & DAD
ARE GONE
MY CHILDHOOD
FLUTTERING, FLAPPING IN THE WIND
IS DEAD
LOST, SCATTERED BY THAT CLOUD

I MUST WORK
I MUST PROVIDE
I MUST LIVE
for her

In her eyes,
I am Mom and Dad
In her mind,
with time she'll forget what happened
-and you guys too
In her heart,
I am all she has now