Grace Cummings
Lullaby for Buddy
Are you hungry? Are you sick?
It's nice to sleep so heavenly
Your hair is thin
There’s a warm place and I wanna dive in
Is your mother sleeping again?
Does she need more than a friend?
Again and again

Your breath, it blows
Through the meadows of yes and no
Is your father walking again?
The blooming trees make no difference
Again and again

This life, it's smooth as a river
This life, it heals like a river
This life, it's cold as a river
This life, it drowns in a river