i have a heartbeat

i understand the circle game, but that doesnt mean i like it

hfaces lonely heart club. we all take our turns.

yesterday a child came out to wonder
caught a dragonfly inside a jar
fearful when the sky is full of thunder
and tearful at the falling of a star

and the seasons they go round and round
and the painted ponies go up and down
we're captive on a carousel of time
we cant return
we can only look
behind from where we came
and go round and round and round in the cirlce game..

then the child moved ten times round the seasons
skated over ten clear frozen streams
words like, when youre older, must appease him
and promises of someday make his dreams