In My Corner

i hear you walking in the rain

i feel your presence in the morning

you're there to help me in my pain

you're sitting in my corner

in my corner

you're in my corner

- taiyo -

i'm thinking about generations and what's gonn' last

preservation past photographs

dedications from our ancestors

and how they've blessed us even though they've left us

like my grandmother for years ate potatoes

that's all they could finagle to put on the table

sacrifice but she still saw paradise

with my grandpa and real love they passed the nights

an ocean away never knew 'em too much

but still they must live through us

i thank them for this body mind and life

are they with me in the morning in the ambient light

build from the fails and wins of men

i sift through the soil of all that's been

to live is to give never regretfully

i know i'm not alone when i face what's ahead of me

- derek -

it's your number 3 youngest of the fam tree

the lone son who left home to hunt fantasies

lonesome at times but then mother phones me

are you eating well son don't forget your flaxseed

heh that's mom for ya always worrying

if it's not about that it's did you find a girlfriend

not yet ma none stand in comparison

no woman as amazing as who dad end up marrying

and that's for real my father did good

immigrant in this country but a king in my book

you have my respect as a dad you never fail

i regret every word i said to spat or rebel

i know it's all for my future and my health

i'm a rockstar but you're a rocket scientist hell

it suits you well in numerous ways

cuz you and mom uplift me to this beautiful space

- theresa -

when i was lost you grounded me stopped me from doubting me

watched out for me taught me empowered me

got out of me what i forgot how to see

i stopped by i brought by these flowers see

this time i'm feeling much better

funny how your mood is so connected to the weather

i finally get your letter

that whatever severs us we'll always be together cuz

you're in my corner when the fear manifests

in the sky when the sun disappears in the west

in the shape of my eyes in mirrors you reflect

the only thing you're not in is here in the flesh

but you're near i hear your steps

so i never question life after death

only hold close the lessons that you blessed

and stay hopeful cuz we both know you never left