Orphans

Orphans

I

When Yester-night, someone died
Even sadness wept her sadness blind.

II

We watched from the crack in the door
In the back,
As sadness paced the floor,
Knuckles in mouth. Horrified and helpless,
Glancing back and forth,
Eyes sagging beneath the ocean weight of unshed tears,
Sadness dressed in black,
Dragged its heavy soul in here
And lived for thirteen years in seven years of bad luck.

III

Sadness lost us all last night.
The roof let the moon inside,
The pipes burst, the wood split, the beams snapped,
The pillars fell, the earth quaked,
And we were all gone.
Yet the sadness lives on in all of us,
Even now when we’re torn,
What's left of us are the saddest bits,
So everyday we mourn.