go back

wear the shirt your brother wore
absorb his memories
climb his mountain
steal his truck
eat his flowers
read his letters
again


dream of your mother
you were born her heartache
poke holes in your darkness
fill your sadness up with stars

take flowers to your father
tell him how his wildness
seeped into your soul
tell him he's forgiven
that you've learned to weather life
without him
though he still vibrates in your heart
you just can't let him go

take a walk down the road
that knew you in childhood
smell the scent of Autumn 
on an old loves coat 
open doors that will never 
fully close

one more time
go back
go forward
go home