47 years I spent looking, smelling, wanting
a garden.
A simple garden with flowers like a jungle
to tame the wild beast within my heart.
But Anthony said, "No it's a frivolous thing
Do somethiing worthwhile Don't be silly and dig in the dirt.
He denied me my garden. He denied me my desire.
He denied me my life
He denied ....me.
Now I rest in death undenied
as flowers above me bloom.
She was my wife, my Echo and she whined
whined
and whined 
all the time
about that stupid garden
And then she disappeared so fast
withering away like the flowers she longed for
Oh what I would give to have had her back
Her tender touch and her sweet song
But my punishment was to live another 30 years...alone.
To those of you who pass by here
remember the importance of what seems insignificant to one
can be the life of another.
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