sandy's song

and the last thing i'd recall

her body standing on the stove

sandy wiping her grey eyes

i was pleased and frightened

to see a grownup woman cry

she blamed her housemaid for her mind

but i think that they all knew it had to happen some time

i had rushed home from school

to see my favorite show

and as it happened

it was deadly cold that day

and as i peeled my mittens frozen to my wrists with snow

i swore i heard a voice come from the living room

and say: oh.god