He ascended those stairs that day, why he did, he could not say.
But reached for that old dusty knob of his attic door insight.
A turn to the knob so gently,
Cautiously he made his entry, ..........

Big brown eyes shine like polished wood
A button nose and red stitching offer a friendly smile
Little rounded ears listen to a little boy's words
Soft yellow fur makes a great pillow
Tiny ..........

Floating, heart askew
In the dark deep tunnel of nothing
Claw with every cell of me
Reach out for anger greed sorrow
Not the alone gray empty
Tiny shred of light
I wait for, ..........

6 million people, 12 million hands
Strapped together like rubber bands.
6 million people, 12 million eyes,
Mother and children with last goodbyes.
6 million people, 6 million ..........