#poetry - Diggers in the Barrels

the man woke up
and he saw the stain
the girl walked out
in the pouring rain

it took him hours
but he felt the shame
she had already
got on board the train

the man fell asleep
overwhelmed by pain
then his heart gave out
he no more remains

diggers
in the barrels
figures
more and more
questions
put to sparrows
oh my god
what's it for

the girl broke down
when she heard the news
the black ball pocketed
before the cue

it took her years
to forget the truth
cause the truth kept coming
running through and through

then along came the day
she knew what to do
set a black sled running
down the mountain dew

diggers
in the barrels
figures
more and more
questions
put to sparrows
oh my god
what's it for

the mountain man woke
heard the old girl scream
but he didn't know that
it wasn't a dream

so he took out his pole
went down to the stream
where he thought out loud
to the golden beams

fishy fishy waits
till i make it seem
that all is right
by this golden gleam

diggers
in the barrels
figures
more and more
questions
put to sparrows
oh my god
what's it for