What’s a dream?
If it’s never fulfilled
What’s a heart
If it’s not
beating in rhythm with someone else?

What’s a flower?
If it’s bought as a fake
What’s a life to a father
Who didn’t
see his son finish fourth grade?

What’s a fire?
If it’s started by me
Is it real enough to feel?
Is it real enough to feel?

What’s a ring?
If it’s worn by someone else
What’s a promise if it’s made by two
people who know they can’t honour it?

What’s a car?
If it never starts again
What’s my blood
If it only appears
when I choose to hurt myself?

What’s a ****-up?
If you pretended and put on a show
Just so they could see through you
Just to let them know you were human
Too

What’s a name?
If it’s always misspelled
And the letters don’t fit the head
And the person just writes it himself

What’s one suicide?
Compared to all others
Do they all end up as numbers?
Why did they all have to suffer?

What’s a thing?
That you wish you had
Would it truly make you better?
Would it help you feed the streets?
Would it help you save a kid?
Would it truly make a difference
For others?