A Painful Birth

Where were you when the lights turned out?
Where were you when the walls burned down?
Where were you when I had my doubts?
You were always out of town





And I will not see this through
I’ll never be a part of you






Is this what our fathers dreamed of?
Dedicate their lives
Is this what are mothers screamed for?
It seems the pain
Meant nothing.



Rip the joy out of my heart
Sell it for pennies



This is the decline once again
The ink sinks deep into my skin
And so I scream:

The pain goes on
But life moves on
The pain goes on
Stop.




Welcome to America.