JUST WHERE I DO NOT KNOW.

There's a tree outside the window
I guess died many years ago
I imagine it was once beautiful
It's shade, green grass below
It has a tiny cross carved in it
Just why, I do not know.

By day, its colour's plain old grey
At night, ghostly white it glows
Some say, it was hit by lightning
But there's no evidence that shows
On rainy days it saddens me
Just why, I do not know.

I asked about the cross
Neighbours said, they didn't know
One elderly lady said
The house is cursed, you know
No one's ever lived there long
Just why, I do not know.

One day, there was a man outside
Said, he lived here a long time ago
Told me he had a daughter
The cross is for her mother, you know
Then he lost all expression
Just why, I do not know.

My daughter would sit and talk to her
She was only five, you know
The following day I poisoned it 
So never again it's leaves could grow 
I only looked away for a minute 
Just why, I do not know.

Ruby had bight red hair
Like her mothers, you know
My wife wished it was blonde
I thought it was beautiful though
One morning she never woke up
Just why, I do not know. 

I visit every year, on this day
Hoping one day, Ruby will show
I don't believe in God anymore
But I do believe in Hell, though
All that I loved has gone somewhere
Just where, I do not know.