The cracked facade has had repainting
The orphan boy has had renaming
And still underneath, the same, the same
The hurt, the blame

Remedial practices attempt to piece this together again
Failing altogether to remember the past
The same path taken twice leads to the same place
And again I face the same, the same


Empty empty this head, this heart.
They struggle to rise above
Quick quick this end, this start
They struggle to come undone

The breath is spent
Beyond repair, this tear
Torn loves lost, rent
Too much to bear

Too much to carry alone
Too much to disown
Too much to return home
Too much, too much