Ghost Father

ghost father drinking the void
that part of my heart is pain
cold as a starless march night
everything I am is your wake

that part of my heart is pain
a permanent wound spilling blood
cold as a starless march night
its rain jabbing into my head

a permanent wound spilling blood
my father whose name is a storm
its rain jabbing into my head
even as the crows stood laughing

my father whose name is a storm
left me in the desert of my life
even as the crows stood laughing
my tears evaporating from my cheeks

left me in the desert of my life
wander wondering from rock to shadow
my tears evaporating from my cheeks
my tongue chanting the lost songs of my

wander wondering from rock to shadow
everything I am is your wake
my tongue chanting the lost songs of my
ghost father drinking the void