(2014)
Why do you listen to the lies? How do you not see
Do angels exist? Could creatures of endless grace of immeasurable beauty really walk among us?
Because of what I have done, these failures were just too much. This final fall with follow me Forever. There were no harsh words,
A simple question. A complex answer. Three letters which encapsulate everything we do.
Death is peace, death is silence, death is final. There can be no further pain. But there can be no further hope.
I let you go Why? After countless hours, After loving words, and secrets,
Forces of Nature more powerful than earthquakes, than tsunamis, the bane of happiness
I think I understand Why Adam took that bite. To throw away Eden, peace, love, God’s favor. Because, in the end,
So, you don’t drink? or smoke? So, you are better than them? You let them use you, and you take the fall for them,
You Were the sunlight. You brought me
Much have I wandered From one life to another. My sorrows I have pondered, injustices that threaten to smothe… A mind of barbs and brambles
Of the Day. I want to feel alive. Whole. I want to know
People assume it is about the catch, the prize. And, for some it is. But for me, it is so much
Alone I stand Pondering my arts the fruits of my labors. All is good and I lay down my bru… But there is a voice,
The oak had a song sung from its branches. A melody