Always the Owners.
(aka. "See the Owner's Manual")

It's always the owners,
the parents
pencilling in the old words,
old patterns.

Stained this place is,
not by well-meaning thought,
but unlearned lessons.

We tried our best, but
fate was against us.
How could we have known
where our paths would take us?

We ended up here,
spawned helpers,
bought dogs.


Cor, May 2003