A VOICE FROM BEYOND

While I was sleep 
In my deluxe apartment 
After a day of excitement and fun 

Scented candle burns ever so slow 
And the comfort of my bed
Feels like sleeping on clouds 
Under a heavenly glow

Then deep within my restful sleep 
A voice I knew from my beginning speaks
Words like a knife dissecting my heart 
As I struggled in my sleep 
To tear myself apart 

Where were my flowers 
While I was alive
Why no visits 
When I was hospitalized 

Holidays came, and holidays went
And over the years.. 
I've never received a greeting card
Or a corroded cent

But you waited until my untimely demise
To shed crocodile tears 
From those wondering eyes

And cover my casket with flowers untold 
When all I wanted 
Was to hear my Son's voice 
Before the giver of life 
Retrieve my soul.

Wilford Barker.