My Son, the Liar

Oh dear Father, what did we do wrong?
We birthed and fed and raised our second Son
But what for? to live and die alone
To writhe across these lands
Like a worm upon a throne

Oh my Son, the liar
Traded truths for fire
He will learn to love another
Who will one day run for cover
Away from my dear Son, the liar

Prepare me to separate from life
All adrift, an ice flow
Without a wife
A starling calls, from amongst those rotten leaves
For a home, a well, a spire
In hopes of one day that they'll meet

Oh my Son, the liar
Traded truths for fire
He will learn to love another
Who will one day run for cover
Away from my dear Son, the liar

Selfish Mother, where did you go wrong?
You bred and fed a child who has now gone
A coward who will hide behind the moss and reeds
To seek new life, to settle down
With a man I'll never be

Oh my Son, the liar
Traded truths for fire
He will learn to love another
Who will leap and run for cover
Away from my dear Son, the liar