Giraffes

I was making wishes in the parking lot,
Daddy said he’d listen but he then forgot.
Little did we know that they could be
So far down in the open sea.
Mama’s on safari with a heard of giraffes.
Headed for Japan, never comin' back.
Papa’s all alone, then he just laughs.
A head so cold in a house full of hats.
Left behind like an encased rose,
Eggshells and glass still cut my toes.
I can’t breath in this toxic house
And I can’t live as quiet as a mouse.
Tell me the story of your family life
Husband wearing hats, petite little wife.
I’ll paint you paint you a picture for your Christmas tree
See you next year, as happy as can be.
I promise you…
I was making wishes in the parking lot,
Ten years gone, ten years sought.
Hand in hand we can plant this tree,
Without its roots, it will never be.