There’s a Way

I wish there was a way

To remove the outgrowth vine that has ensnared the once reasonable mind

A neglection of values, morals, and even self worth

Birthed from a pot and grown out of the thorns of ignorance

Sewn together from the nest of ones own lies

I wish there was a way…

To remove the shackle of this need of mine

A runaway cancer that feasts on the naive soul

A need to fulfill the starvation urge to consume the empty bowl

I wish there was a way

A way up

A way out

I wish there was a way to release the rain of tears that bears the mark of the now tainted heart

The strings slowly pulling the puppet apart

The rising sun – a fresh start

We close our eyes hoping to hear the sounds of applause

Yet all we get is a faceless audience

So a bow in acceptance to our hopeless cause…

I wish there was a way…

If only there was such a way

From a Distance

From a distance

I gaze upon the stage

To watch as the symphony begins to serenade the song between two broken blades

A sorrow drop as the heart mourns with every tear falling in-sync

A vulnerability from the villainous face…

Now release me from these prison chains

So I try to stand tall, a prayer on hope for heavens call

A parting in the clouds, yet all I feel is rain

The engine stalls

Looking at the edge of a cliff, I close my eyes in search for a freedom to lift me high above the clouded sky…

Hold onto me

Don’t let go of me

From this distance

All I see is your face

Wondering what life could’ve been

A wonderful life, yet this one seems to be made only of lies

With no ringing bells to help me to learn how to fly

Eyes connect…

to realize all I see is me…

A cheer erupts from the empty crowd

As the choir ends on a silent sound

A Missed Path

He sees what he wants but reality says it’s not

Intertwined paths but the connection remains incomplete

An abyss silently grows in the flower of the desert

Remaining lost, its treasures hides in discreet

To rivet the heart to the untaxed soul

A collector of emotions to place the unmarked token to the collection bowl

He rushes at a thought to only be lost to the dilation of time

As the clock slowly ticks just to feign at the missed opportunities

A prayer on hope just to give the heart some clarity

…Maybe a comfort in this madness is all he asks

Now to turn his back, forever gone a memory fades from his near distant past

An Empty Meadow

You know not what you do

A summer time song turns the deep grass a rooted blue

And yet the heart reflects the song unto truth

Your voice, the hummingbird that softly sings

His will continues to silently cling

False truths and false wings

As the heart weeps in a continuous bleed

Overtaking the ground like a devouring weed

An echo of silence

He tries to push replay, only to find an empty track…

His feelings, just a whispers of lies

To corrode the heart that never cried

The pain causes the boy inside to cowardly hide

…I miss you is all that seems to stir within

Holding onto what I never had

Yet these feelings you will never know

And until that songs truth is finally told

In the shadow of the shore I hold, it’s dark waters will keep me forever cold

There You’ll Remain

You caught me off guard once again

Your spite born from the ashes of youth

Always lurking back in the shadow

Slowly stalking, never leaving behind your clues

The serpent strikes at its wondering prey

Sinking it’s teeth further in, it’s poison paralyzing all senses

Yet there you remain

As quickly as you came, your gone again

Asking for another chance

Its always the same song different dance

Yet there you remain

Maybe it’s just me

A drug I cannot escape
So I soothe in your grace

Get caught in your race

As It becomes an exhilaration just to keep pace

Stuck in its chase

And there you remain

For a fraction of a second… I welcome you back…

Then I look up and see the destruction you left in its place

The smoldering ashes

The crumbling rock

Your radiation suffocating the clouded air

Leaving behind the hurt and despair

You tell me it’s for survival, but in truth your wisdom it seems to be full of denial

Yet there you remain

A wound infected with your plague

Eating the flesh

And at best, time heals all but your scar still seems to relish

Yet there you remain

Trailing the tears from the heart of the disdain

To take it all back

Your words are empty and worthless but yet actions speak

Time can only tell, until then I shall remain incomplete

…And there you’ll remain