JUST WHERE I DO NOT KNOW.

There's a tree outside my window
I guess died many years ago
I imagine it was once beautiful
Shade, green grass below
It has a tiny cross carved in it
Just why, I do not know.

By day, its colours plain old grey
At night, ghostly white it glows
Some say it was hit by lightning
But there's no evidence that shows
On rainy days it saddens me
Just why, I do not know.

I asked about the cross
Neighbours said, they didn't know
One elderly lady said
The house is cursed you know
No one's ever stays there long
Just why, I do not know.

One day there was a man outside
Said, he lived here a long time ago
Told me about the cross
It was for her mother you know
His face lost all expression
Just why, I do not know.

She would sit and talk to her
She was only five, you know
The following day I poisoned it
So it's leaves would never grow
I only looked away for a minute
Just why, I do not know.

Ruby had bright red hair
Like her mothers you know
My wife wished it was blonde
But I thought it was beautiful though
One morning she never woke up
Just why, I do not know.

I visit every year, on this day
Hoping one day, Ruby will show
I don't believe in God anymore
But I do believe in hell, though
All that I loved is gone somewhere
Just where, I do not know.