Lullaby

Hung out to dry on
Ironic crucifixes and
Judged by a merciless god
built on heart break and

heart attack dalliances
condemned to scorn and
thoughts like a lost pair of hands

caressing
Her electric archetype emotions
poorly designated blame
As candy appled electricity
To death row comedians
Sweet
Painless
And fatal
Names in wax and vinyl
Resembling headstones and
Mile markers

lost songs on a
road too often traveled
She winds her watch for independence
Time

hands at 10 and 2
She never lets them see her cry
never admits to herself that
she remembers how
gripping the wheel
she closes her eys
and sings along with the radio