Writing

                       The cure-all                        &nb

Can there be a house without a home?

Can there be a king without a throne?

Can there be a priest without a faith?

Can there be a ghost without a wraith?

Can there be a hero, without a quest?

At the top of the stairs a little girl stood,

holding her plush giraffe and a blank expression.

Her eyes were locked below at her parents hushed

conversation about the news.

A little girl...

I try

to strive in life

to get things done, to win

to be on top of everything

it's hard.

I've learned

that a concept

like life is hard to grasp

you have to learn to hold it, but

I'm sorry

but for what, you might ask?

Some people know

other people don't need to know

the point is that the message gets across.

I get it

I didn't mean to lash out at you

well, actually I did

Goodbye to a bright-lit soul

Lost to the power of pain

The fate’s thread has been cut

Into the candle wick I light