You say "We look happy here" Pointing at a picture frame My arm around your shoulder all this happiness, never any pain Your mom pinned it on the fridge Called it "perfect finally" But no one saw you later yelling "This is killing me…

Grandpa wore a red bandana Said the dust would wash away Rock dust settled in the kitchen Supper bought on miner’s pay Daddy swore the mountain’s mercy Was a blessing, not a debt Said a man earns what he’s given It’s a coal town, don’t…

I walked in and you were wearing that red dress Said you bought it from a second-hand store someone said it didn’t fit, it wasn’t right someone didn’t want it anymore I said: "Baby That's like me and you 'Cause once I didn’t fit and it broke…

(Week 5 of 52) Put my suitcase in the back seat I know you couldn't change my mind But all that glitters, all that shines Never felt like it was mine Learned the train lines, dives and bars Learned to sleep with honking cars But all the…

The Cabinet of Mirrors meets at ten Nodding Secretaries in a row Like a bunch of old dashboard dogs In tailored suits from Savile Row They call it peace through strength Deaths the price we pay Killing keeps us safe at night Everybody…

Shirts,pants, ties and coats wreckage from a life worn out long ago cardboard box, goodwill on the side with things I haven’t worn since 1995 Dropped from a jacket pocket landed on old scuffed up shoes A folded page, still crisp and clean…