‪As a sparkle is to flame‬
‪Gleam is to a star‬
‪Mother shouting out your name‬
‪Don’t wander off too far‬
‪In our hands a beacon‬
‪A guiding speck of light‬
‪To counteract all that is wrong‬
‪And somehow make it right‬
Remembering old forgotten sounds
In the middle of the night
Does not change through the course of time
No matter how contrite