Magnolia

I sat and reflected on

The only photo at your funeral

On the easel

In the shadow of the willowed Sacred Heart

Where we started wanting weeding

Southern autumn

Places of your life overgrown

Warm winds blow

Secrets we die with

Trembling weakness is what haunts us now

Inside the windows

What once made us proud

I owned everything thought to be suicidal mania

I was everything taught to me

Drinking deeply

The truth of my grief

But what else could be?

Everything was written

I saw everybody plead

I owned everything thought to be suicidal mania

I was everything taught to me

Drinking deeply

The truth of my grief

Show me now everything that I offer

I saw my own father

Lay the ground beneath me

I owned everything thought to be

I was everything taught to me

All the tapes and all of the letters

At Heaven's gate standing with the guards

My love is endless

Everything of you is me

Every step is toward the grave

Could it be flesh and blood were all we gave?