Man in Black

I was five
I sensed even then why you wore black
I fell asleep in my mothers lap
I couldn't stay awake
for the whole concert

I wanted be near you, John
I wanted to hear you
It sounded like a train
and even then I knew
poetry was a form of honesty

Something passed between us then
when I was only five
Later, when I was older
the glittering darkness
was like a light
it came for me when my brother died


For Johnny Cash