In My Corner-Magnetic North/Taiyo Na

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