Pearls and PromisesHopes clouded her air
Warmth, depth all so fair
She climbed music's stones
'Breaking' bones
For her dreams – becoming a mist
When her life started to twist
Into multiple states of fear
Yet she continued with a smear
People, come on
She's nearly gone
Help her and save her
One less feeling, Joplin
As needles hit skin
Pleading to make her pain end
Your music was my only friend
