Fragments of a red balloon
Hang limp on the rail.
Like the echoes of a birthday tune
They're now remanants of a birthday tale.
...
I folded his shirt. I saw the holes,
He had nervously chewed the rim.
My heart goes out to him...
It too was left behind.
...
Just a call, need money
can't work, feel lonely.
Pain acute, everlasting.
Fell from grace
...
Fragments Of A Ninth Birthday
Fragments of a red balloon
Hang limp on the rail.
Like the echoes of a birthday tune
They're now remanants of a birthday tale.
The Green Machine sets in park.
Its reverie grows dim.
Like a broken heart, silenced in the dark.
Waiting, waiting, just for him.
Gift boxes and ribbons, ripped apart,
New toys left on the floor,
Like the little boys' lonely heart,
They're now locked behind a closed door.
Sis, thanks for reading my recent thoughts.Crashing Waves was a situation while stationed in Hawaii, I never discussed her with anyone, but she was a beautiful young girl, i often wonder what my life would have been if... The As I Recall was for all of us, and of course the other one was about my...
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