The Photographer’s Daughter

Sparing her teeth
The curve of her smile is sharing the blame
And what a relief it is to sign treaties over dinner at eight fifteen

And he asked for the end of the world
Cracking open the hearts of his girls
And he asked for the end of a life

When he battered the contracts his wife had adhered to for so many years
And agreed to play prisoner for so many fears
For herself and the children
For swelling up inside

The armor will fall
He is breaching defenses with his stories of better times
To try and recall
Tears that had salted the wounds that he left inside her mind

And he asked for the end of the world
Cracking open the hearts of his girls
And he asked for the end of a life
When he begged for forgiveness despite..
All the reasons she could have denied
His request for a daughter and god knows she tried
But he broke down inside and settled his lies
While she fervently listened
She knew she wasn't right

When all your photographs fade out
I'll be the one who takes them down
And the apologies you choose
The only memories of you

When all your photographs fade out
I'll be the one who takes them down
And the apologies you choose
The only memories of you

And he asked for the end of the world
Cracking open the hearts of his girls
And he asked for the end of a life
When he swept all the sorrow inside