When light fails and leaves the blackness
And no where seems to have the sense of home
I run in circles searching
For a memory to call my own
And in brief moments of self-reflection
And meditation of my heart
I hunger for the knowledge that we'd never be so far apart
In moments of desire
I find myself calling out your name
But it never leads me to you, I just crave it all the same
And in times of fear I tremble
Knowing you're there but far away
I worry that I won't find you when the night gives way to day
The strangest times in my life
Are the best ones to recall
When the sunshine isn't as bright
As all the times its been before
Like a child lost without a clue
I cower and I hide
I worry that if I go to far, I'll be stuck here without a guide
There is no balance or equilibrium
Just a constant back and forth
And just as time ebbs and flows
The world seems to be torn apart
I know that there are answers
But what are the questions we should ask
Our natural inquisition
Is often our demise
What will become of my life
When I slip away from this place
Is it over when we say goodbye
Or when the smile leaves our face
It's hard to comprehend this world
Harder still to accept the truth
That we are to be left to ponder
Until the world wants us too
Time cannot stand still
But it always seems to try
Events continue every day
But often don't touch our lives
We can't seem to let go of the moment when
Day gives way to night
And the world challenges us again
To pick up a sword and fight
If there is a purpose here then I am not sure of what it is
But in my constant self exam
I sometimes want the world to win
What will it mean when we leave this place
If there is another home out there
If the world has a better plan for me
Than what I see inside here
Like a child on an exploration
Looking at everything for the first time
Nothing seems to strike a nerve
Or cause fear inside her eyes
Its not until we see the dark
That the world seems so big
Why can't the world stay just as small
As the space inside which we live
Its a constant struggle to understand
A constant fear to overcome
That life will go the way it wants
Before the world comes to an end
The rule book is missing
And in a language I can't understand
With hidden pictures and meanings
Their significance I can only pretend
Its this challenge placed before me
In the dark or in the light
Either side is placing bets
On the success or failure of our lives
There is no yes or no
There is no wrong or right
Only truth and consequences
And a moment of light
I play the games as best I can
I try to comprehend
The answers to the questions
That seem completely out if hand
She used to be afraid of nothing
Used to know her way around
Until something clicked inside her
And made being alone unknown
It takes a grownup to find it
But a child's state of mind
I suppose that's the beauty of this planet
That we need one another to survive.
23 April 2010
12:00pm
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