Black River

Standing by the river
She watches the two birds in awe
The sister

Standing by the river
He toys with the little black boxes
The brother

Standing by the river
I watch the fish break the surface
Next to the man with a bible

It is just me
The man
The sister
The brother
The mother
The father

Those that see us
Watch us in curiosity and I glare

Today, I found out
Today, I began to doubt
Today, I wanted the world to hear

No

The blow always comes
When it’s least expected
Silly me, I must chastise, I braced myself
And it became the one broken defense

I was happy before
With just the father and the sister
The sister may leave for a while
But she comes back
Every weekend
And tells me about what happened at school

I thought I accepted this long before
But the blow took me by surprise
Laughing in my face at my reaction

Today, I found out
Today, I began to doubt
Today, I wanted the world to hear

No

Today, I stand by the river
Today, I wore black to the wedding