He ran his fingers through my hair
and told me
he loved me forever
that he wouldn't do it again
wouldn't do it again.
but two hours later
all I could see were
bits and pieces
of the world around me
through a swollen eye
and could only think
broken thoughts
in my pounding mind.
but two hourse later
he ran his finger over my cheek
and told me
he loved me forever
that he idn't now what got into him
he wouldn't do it again
he wouldn't do it again.
but two days later
all I could see were
white walls and sea green tiles
as he told the doctors
"she tripped
she fell
she's such a klutz
so clumsy, so immature
I'll take good cre of her
can we go home now?"
and I cried silently
and inside
my stomoch fell
as they told him
we could go home.
and two hours later
all I could see were
bits and pieces of theworld around me
throguh a swollen eye
and could only think
broken thoughts
in my pounding mind
and oculd only defend myself
with one hand
as he had broken the other.
but two hours later
he ran his fingers over my cheek
and held
my throbbing hand
and told me
he loved me forever
that he idn't now what got into him
he hated to lie to authority
he wouldn't do it again
he wouldn't do it again.
but two days later
all I could see
were powder clouds
and little silver halos
and soft golden gates
as I looked down on him
running away from life
and two minutes later
he ran his hand over his wet cheek
and folded
his hands
and yelled to the sky
that he didn't know what got into him
he hated to lie to authority.
hated to run, but
don't punish him, please.
he wouldn't do it again
he wouldn't do it again.
