beautiful flower
carried away in the storm
laid down in a thicket of thorns.
who will morn
the dancer and sinking sky?
the raven with a broken wing?
who will cry for you? O, flower
folded in the forgotten book of sorrow.
now, a shadow and a name and a tombstone.
my flower, my rose without thorns.
I'm gonna get my shotgun
climb the water tower,
shoot the stars full of lost tomorrows.