Jules and John

Jackson Cheramie

“How can you talk about peace and love
and have a family in bits and pieces- -
no communication, adultery, divorce?”
- Julian Lennon

I don’t remember a childhood
sweltering with love,
why couldn't you just be there for me?

Always so far away,
chasing the whiplash-livefast rockstar life,
you put it before your family, but I guess
it's all just peace and love, right?

Preaching anti-war, all the while
striking our family red with violence,
you can never take that back.
You’ve ruined this family.

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies,
living life in peace,
It’s easy if you try.

Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
waiting to take you away,
all these places had their moments.
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free.

I beat her and kept her apart,
man I was mean but I’m changing my scene.
Tell me what and I’ll apologize
I really can’t go on
holding back these tears in my eyes.