When you watched
through the eyes of a child
mommy slice her wrists
and sob into the pillow
Where did your broken childhood go?

When your lover leaves
and the blinds remain shut
so the only thing you feel is rain
Where do all the sunsets you've missed go?

Welcome to the tree of life
A grave yard for humanity
Filled with the corpses
of futures once so bright

Our love cannot end up in the ground
Not a flame
Not a flicker
Not a spark
to be found

So come, my darling
swing with me
from a branch
atop the tree

It is not a noose of rope
But a necklace
of our last hope