PEARLS
ARE TEARS
-
E.
Martin Pedersen (Italy)
I've always wanted
the dream of my life
now I have some money
from my aunt who died
a dear old woman
no children of her own
I was her favorite
after my mother gone
so old and feeble
she'd lost her mind
death was a blessing
hers and mine
I could finally buy something
I'd always desired
beautiful pearls
arranged in a line
each one a tear
I still have to shed
for my favorite aunt ...
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