Suffer the Children

Heroin and blood travel my vein
I' ve lost my face, I' ve sold my name
In a second longer than it takes to rise
Out goes the pain - then in come the lies
Float to the old familiar place
Where puppets can smile without a face
Where puppies and children become best friends
Where abuse is gone and murder ends
Where mothers play with their little boys
And daddy fixes his broken toys
Where little girls fix their hair
And go through life with little care
But poor puppy is hungry and the water' s gone dry
My little children sit silent and cry
The puppets strings are tangled and messed
He' s missing his eyes and there' s a tear in his vest
Mommy no longer sings us songs
Whatever we do-it always seems wrong
Mommy forgot how to tell us rhymes
And daddy yells at us most of the time
Our broken toys collect on the floor
Daddy says he' ll fix them no more
There' s no time to laugh or play and have fun
I must give sister a bath before dinner is done
She set the table and gave everyone a plate
We know by now, mom and dad will be late
Something wicked has taken our place
Dry my tears brother as you clean my face
Like the puppets strings, my hair is a mess
Maybe that' s why mom loves me less
Mom' s on the floor again with those holes in her arms
She sold my gold necklace and the three tiny charms
Home is not as it was before
Wake up daddy, there are police at the door
I think we lost mommy and daddy too
Can someone please tell us...what did we do?
I would do whatever it took - anything at all
Just to hear daddy say " Son, let' s play ball"
And I' d sell all my toys and even kiss my big brother
If only I could have back my mother
Let' s play the wish game brother, like we always do
I' ll make a wish, then you wish one too
My wish today, I have wished before
That daddy stops yelling and mom' s alive on that floor
And my wish is a wish that I wish could come true
That mommy and daddy would love me and you
The day is over sweet sister, and it' s time for bed
Before we go, we' ll make sure they' re not dead
Brush your teeth now and get a drink
I cleaned the bathroom so please rinse the sink
Lay down now and I' ll tuck you in tight
Then I' ll throw all the monsters out into the night
If you have a nightmare and can' t get to sleep
I' ll blow a kiss in your hand for you to keep
I' ll see you sweetie when morning comes
I' ll make you some eggs and cinnamon buns
Tomorrow will be a brand new day
Maybe things won' t be the same way
No matter what mom and dad ever do
Rest assured that I' ll always love you
We' re in this together and we' ll fight till the end
For the day you were born, I had found my best friend
Your eyes look heavy, so I will go now
Mom and dad love us...the best they know how
Just one more thing before I go
There' s one last thing that you must know
Mommy and daddy are very sick now
But I promise I' ll fix them when I figure out how.

 

LabRat