We noticed the scarsnlong before you closed your eyes,nand you didn't get far;nthey caught you at the county line.nnAnd I couldn't recall,nwhat your dad died for.nAnd I reached for the phone,nbut truths had cut the cord. nnWe'd try to hold hands,nbut we'd always end up getting mad.nThe eyes floating in black,nand grins and sneers of wicked men.nnAnd I couldn't believe,nwhere your mom came from.nAnd you scattered the leavesnwhen you turned to run.nnAnd so you cut your hair,nand dyed it white and blue and I,nThink, you're getting scared,nbut this is just a worldly sphere.nnAnd oh, you masked the timenin subtle embarassment.nOh, how you have triednto end this crass relationship.nnYour mother's name you have borne,nto this, the end of saviorship;nand oh, it was a war,nthe casualties keep pouring in.nnAnd we couldn't believenwhat we thought we saw,nthe law lingered at last,nand Annie's hands fell to the floor.nnAnd we buried her inna linen suit with hair brushed back.nAnd all she could've been,nbefore the eyes that float in blackncame back.