parsley

a plant's name a single word not very hard
become a sign of life or death the very mark
here is my home there's the alien balm yard

who would have thought that once the barred
the ones who are not wanted had to hark
a plant's name a single word not very hard

their voices and the colour said to have marred
the backwards island with the signs of dark
here is my home there's the alien balm yard

those who for public safety were on guard
become two-footed brothers of the shark
a plant's name a single word not very hard

what's left of light but a small damaged shard
too weak for us to even think a spark
here is my home there's the alien balm yard

now this we don't mean when we play the card
this reality we come to see is far too stark
a plant's name a single word not very hard
here is my home there's the alien balm yard

(C)2007, Fragano Ledgister