Mother don’t screamI’ll hold you and touch youAs you sicken and dreamAnd as I move to clutch youAll you madeIt shall fade‘til we die!Where I’mStanding nowHolding your handHow swollen you seemAs I play in the sandIn your eyeWhich can not seeIt’s dead save for meBut I will take itWith all that you own
But here is a flower nowI thought you needed itIt wither’s in your handAnd me to dumb to speakWill say what he means to sayIn the flush of tomorrow’s dayWhen the meaning of it fades awayAnd I cling in my mind to you!
Mother don’t cryAs you dream with a fireSwallow your eyeAnd release you desireInto my handI will standAnd take allYour blowsTill the earthWhere you diedAnd growing the weedsAnd planting the needsI have lostFrom when I was fetal andInside of you kicking likeA boxer in his primeBut I’ll be here with youWhen you goDeep into the fire ofThe place that no one knowsBut Dylan’s prophecyMean’s not a thing to meYou’re night will be quiet andSoft with just your head and handTo guide you through the tree which madethe cabin that will fade away
Mother you’re goneAnd I sing out my sadnessInto the sunWhich smiles with gladnessAnd starts to pourOut the doorAll these flamesWhichCold as rainFall on me!
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