The portrait in the picture, A sad and lonely man. But the eyes; The eyes can't tell a lie. The stricture It imposes just a mockery Of truth. Can you lie again? I seek a truth And I will never stop you there. But shoulder and brace For a last embrace, And no one will care But I will have peace.
The battles lines are drawn, The scornful hate withdrawn. I will go toe to toe With anyone you know. I have lost my greatest treasure; But the measure Of a man Is what he fights for. Justice, Freedom Is what he claims. But they do not know What happens in dreams. Pass away And the schemes Fall apart. And when he calls Will you pick up the phone he just needs to hear your voice? One more time.
What did you want? What more, what did you expect? Fine sentiments, friendship, even love All purchased. Not from generosity But ancient guilt Of what? You have no reason to stay, Yet still the clay Of you is damp. An unfinished work, Who the artist is Irrelevant. Remember “He who the gods would destroy, They first make mad”. You knew that as a lad No Perseus I see, But you were bold. A capacity to entertain I love the way you lie, Trying to make sense Of the world. What and who you loved And what you hated. We laughed and traded stories of you Mere experiment.
You seem to know all about me; I know nothing of you sir. Please tell me who you are. No. I wont look on anymore, Your countenance says all. You look, sound and act like me, Yet you are not. If you had anything Of meaning To say to me Say it now, Or forever hold thy peace. Aren’t they the words? A psychotic, narcissistic alcoholic. Difficult combo I deserve rejection. Hollow bridges With hollow themes. The kind that surface in my dreams. I cannot cross. Mere product of imagination.
The wind through the wire Makes a tune Yet no one plays. The dreams I have Do not inspire, Only delay. The heart beats, But I am tired Of the monotony. Eventually it got to me. Chose. Will I blow with the wind, Remain strong? Or listen to the tune Accept I don’t belong.
When emissions don’t unfold We begin again. It stretches, it folds. Waves before Are no more, Yet the cold Embarrasses Thee. Don’t be ashamed You were claimed a long time ago.
I, I can remember The falls I had. But you, That’s you I said Rescued me from garbage Without invective. This may be retrospective Musings of a life once held, Now disconnected. They only review So nothing is new. Look around, See the view. I look for the constants; The gravity of mass Speed of light, Yet I am tied to the mast. This heroic prose Does nothing. I set sail on an ocean vast Seeking the legendary who.
You will never know How much I loved you. You will never know how much I cared. But it's time to check out; That’s what this stories about. No more dreams. If that seems old fashioned I just gotta let it out. The bout of fear I expressed; I was never depressed. Just have to say it out loud You got under my skin.
What I am about to say Will leave your eyes agog. I have to go away. Death comes easy to me, But living is hard. The shards of ice May pierce my heart, But I can't betray The feelings I have, But I am quite sure you will tell me How should I feel today, So let's have no delay That cannot be explained. So I took a downgrade When I met the end; Grained visions of life Passed before me. I spare you the conclusion, Just my confusion, Just another fuck up kid Rushing the embarrassment Of change. Planet earth which Don’t reverse. How much starch. Don’t blame The poor cunt He was heading in the same way. He failed you at thought He should never Save. No you live, Never kept He was heading To keeping gold to deep golden brown.
Come fly butterfly; We go together And I will try To show a better life. Reach out, hold my hand, You will not fall. We promised everything; Now hear my call. Sworn to the damned, But I can see angels. Where in the world Do I stand? I stand by you butterfly. Fly free, Fly free. The sunlight through your wings, So beautiful to see. Always and forever I will chase The butterfly in the sun, Hoping one day We can be together. Where our love began. Don’t be afraid, Rest on my hand; The greatest treasure A man could demand. Oh butterfly, oh butterfly Fly with me. Too late; I have to demonstrate. Memory takes me back. Most of all I miss you girl, The choice I make. You could break my heart. I don’t think you will.
We can’t liberate Our feelings. They cascade, Degrade From love To friendship. When breathing Feels like stealing Cooperate. No lip service; It’s a mandate. Rise above. Can’t get pissed While doing this Then it has no meaning. If you do The hangman’s noose Awaits you. Did you leave a last note? Maybe you just Forgot to wrote. You cooked your goose Now it's time to eat it.
Pretty girl You looked at me No idea what you see Do you see the blame? And the shame I feel? Maybe less than half a man. Never enough, Looking for normality; So I built My own reality. The raven moves His beak so quick Click, click, click; He tears his prey apart. Does he wonder how he got this way? Not so; And nor do I. That night I gave my life to you. You slapped my face I said it’s true, You are what I need. You called me a liar; The only lies I ever told Were to myself, And they grow cold; So the raven comes to feed.
Once upon another life, when I was free I saw you, You saw me. Incarceration; a grown man but a child inside, feckless reckless. Keeping secrets, he made his way In the world, Yet he curled from the past, And the shadow cast Always there. Stealth conjures hidden and silent thoughts. Cat like he walks, No sound of tread. He stalks, on a mission, No permission. None needed, he had a purpose, To see what could be taken And shake them from themselves. And so cat walks on in stealth No sound of tread. He stalks. On a mission.
In and out he goes; And throws a new reality. Where the woes go He does not know. Not given, but snatched From some uncertainty. So he rests. Did he get it off his chest? Oh no oh no. He is a very uncertain man, Has no plan. But wishes he did. Then he cracked, Like an egg into a frying pan From a fragile shell. He knows too well.
What tares like a passion Can drift; can lift two people apart. Who good heart But not meant to be. I know you are over me But where does that Leave me? Apportioning no blame The shame is mine. But since we were wed I stayed calm. This was not easy, And the charms of life I gave were bled The same. No questions asked, No answer required. I see the birds have fled. Going to sunnier climbs Instead.