It's time to go to bed, my child

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

and rest your so sweet head.

It's time to go to bed, my child,
and pray the bombs don't fall.

It's time to go to bed, my child,
And don't think of your Father

Who you saw in pieces as they
carried you

To pour saline on your burns.

It's time to go to bed, my child
and try so not to worry

that the world will explode again
like it did last night,

It's time to go to bed, my child
we will find another place.

To live

and think of pretty ponies
and flowers on the lawn
and school and fun
and laughter


if God deems it so.

It's time to go to sleep,
my child,
I wish I knew you more.




TYJ

[jeff30997]

1. Oh,I'm sleeping alread...zzzzzz...

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. LOL, Smart ass!

:toast:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. Kicked for a major rewrite that chages the tone. n/t

[Systematic Chaos]

4. You need to consider publishing some of these.

This one was like an injection of ice water right into my veins.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. Thanks. I just re-read the final and broke out in tears myself...

didn't happen while writing it. odd.

[Dystopian]

6. I wondered about that....

I usually don't post much...I was the first to recommend, and just moved on in tears...and then noted the edit as I had to come back to reread....Wondered how one could write such poetry through the tears....Reality is ugly...yet your poem is beautiful...

peace~

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Thanks so much.