gasoline smoke
would not be a joke
in a world the size of thine
not sugar water or injustice's slaughter
would ease the breadth of time
neither father's heart nor empathy's art
could make these two ends meet
no cloudless day or means of pay
could cause fear to retreat
no, nothing - not quite anything
could alone fight the absence
gasoline smoke
would not be a joke
in a world as small as silence.