Backyard Valentine

Mistaken faith
Broken belief
Corrosive companions
So where’s her new leaf?

Vexed and in vain
She suffers her pain
The path to peace
A bridge too far

As he always said
We’ve all got scars

Shirley Valentine
In the back garden
Will she ever get
Her pardon?

Veiled in purple
Feeling blue
Giant grief
She’s just
Not getting through