Shiola

I steal
A look
Between the blinds,
I unwind
She sleeps
In comfort
In my arms
She is plain,
But she is mine
Our child
Is silent
But awake
I run my hand
Through his hair
I teach him manners
And how
To stick up
For himself
When things get bad
I tell him son, never throw the first punch
And if you must fight,
Make it clean

Shiola, shiola,
Will all be forgiven?
Shiola, shiola,
Am i strong enough to start again alone?

The taste of home
Is filling up my mouth
Is it wrong to love
A family of ghosts?
Her door is open,
The windows are all up
She says come inside

I live alone,
More or less
I summon wife,
Child, and happiness
Build them up
From the dirt
And clay
I have to believe
That all will be forgiven

Shiola, shiola,
Will all be forgiven?
Shiola, shiola,
Am i strong enough to start again alone?
Shiola, shiola,
My heart is overflowing
Shiola, shiola,
The love and anger coiled into one
They take and take,
But never get their fill
I try and try,
But fail against my will
I wait and wait
For that hand to sweep me up
And take me down the road---home.