who waltzes to and fro
he pulls as if by magic
and tells me where to go
overhead i see a dome
and his ugly face reflected
the ground is broken, cracked
as if it was rejected
he picks me up and shakes me
and snow begins to fall
i try to move and dodge the flakes
but my back is stuck to the wall
i've been here for forever
i can't control my fate
why did i get chosen
to never leave this place
and when the season's over
he's done with me awhile
he boxes me up and lets me cry
as though it weren't a trial
i know i bring him happiness
i'm all that he has left
of happier days from far away
when he wasn't so bereft