Sometimes in life
you have to choose
between
one sadness
and another.
There are no other roads in front of you
no other deals
no other cards
So you choose a path
you make your choice
turn in your card
and look in the face of sadness
she becomes your partner
your company
she rides along side you
If I could have I would have given you a house full of people
who loved you
and a neighborhood full of children to play with
I would have given you gardens
and flowers
and music
I would have lavished my love on you
I would have brushed your hair
and fed you breakfast in the morning
but we were given what we were given
we have our cages and habits
our addictions and patterns
I have no other roads I see
or can find
so we walk
we walk
lost on the only road we can find.
