A Mended Rhyme - Tad Morose

He sat there so idle

Just sat on the ground

I watched as he mumbled

But I heard no sound

I dared not go closer

I dared not at first

But somehow I got there

My son, said the father

I cannot explain

The reason I left you

Has caused me much pain

I dared not come closer

I dared not at first

But somehow I got here

Sometimes I hear them in my mind

Dare I join them now

A mended rhyme

At a preset time

Just join them now

Or lose them forever

It’s a silent mime

The final chime

Just join them now

He did not lift his eyes

Just sat there and cried

Now I know the words

I heard him say

I joined him on my knees

And then even I cried

He wiped away my tears

That’s when I heard him say

Sometimes I hear them in my mind

Dare I join them now

Amended rhyme

And a preset time

Just join them now

A Mended rhyme

At a preset time

Just join them now

Or lose them forever

It’s a silent mime

The final chime

Just join them now