I have a small framed
Branching tree made
Of mother's shiny buttons
On the wall hanging
In my room of long dreams

Made by one sister with love
Similar one given to another
Hung as reminders
That life can live on
As an unforgotten tree

Different makes and hues
Varied shapes and sizes
All laced intertwined to a
Strong main trunk
By colored slim threads

Each button someone
I can always quickly name
Someone with some
Of my given red hot blood
In their pulsing veins

I never hope the days
When each button
Begins fading away
With the shine gone now
To grace heaven's dreams


©  2017 Jim Davis

I deleted every line
That said I ever loved you
Regretted every song
That I had ever wrote you
I can't possibly erase them
They're all a part of me
Reminders of a bad decision
Yeah, that sounds like me
My heart just full of stupid
My head just full of dumb
My works just full of love
And now it's all undone.

Born I breathe
Living Eyes Open
Mouth wide open
Legs waving in the air
Gleam in eye
Grow Weak
Has Friends
Had Husband
Had Children
Had pets
Had a life
Threw it away
I am fragile
Grow Weak
Breaks Bones
Car accident
Cancer
Fire
I can't be fixed
Weak
Fragile
Dull eyes
No gleam
I'm slowly
Fading away
From Life
I'm broken
And faded
Farewell