my compass swings
touching all points
staying with none
the way is not clear
now she is gone
last of the family but me
damn you to hell
old man
u-boat man
who sank everyone who got close
then picked through the wreckage
submerged
disappeared for years
until sunk finally by your excesses
she was always too kind
willing to forgive
to overlook
you were never there at her wedding
you were a tramp in a cheap suit
who had long ago hocked
what love and mercy remained to you
she is gone now
free
i miss her
The Ace Hotel Notebook 