When the wind stops blowing
And darkness fills the air
Who will carry the light
When your heart is broken
And your way is lost
Who will carry the light
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When your anchor loses purchase
And your mooring is gone
Who will carry the light
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When your father has passed
And your mother is estranged
Who will carry the light
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When you drop to your knees
And you pray straight from your heart
Jesus will carry the light
His chest felt like it was sinking, untethered to anything, so too did his broken heart. Tears flowed in unfettered streams down his cheeks wetting his shirt. Sunlight glistened like tendrils of silver flecks within each drop. As for his heart… It was bereft of the only love it ever knew.
A darker side of hollow
Whispers in your ear
“I can make you happy…
Come, no need to fear!”
A prickling on your neckline
As your stomach fills with butterflies
“Is this the way that I should go?
Or is it all just lies?”
That cry of desperation
Was answered in a beat
And now the time has come for you
To go
Or to retreat
Within this world of madness
Too many empty souls
Take to the streets and kill each other
And pretend it makes them whole
So, be careful with your questions
Have faith and tow the line
Build bridges, not deeper chasms
Beacause darkness has the time
In retrospect
I guess I should have left the provocation…
Unsaid
The taste of a fine Rye on my tongue
Brings back the memories
That I will never have…
Regret me not
For our time draws quickly
With each dusk
The following dawn
Has no guarantee
Indeed, for us we have only today
Surrender finds its way
Always
Captured in this moment
In this time
In this life
In your smile
When the wind comes whispering
But my heart’s out of reach
Who am I
Can I deny
The lessons it could teach
Unwavering, its determination
To do what it must do
No obstacle is too great
Breathe in a breath or two
Step back and take a look again
In myself find belief
For tomorrows on the horizon
When my time comes to teach
And then I hit rock bottom… I thought to myself, if not aloud, “This is it! I’m all washed up and literally on rock bottom. Things in life cannot get any worse! All the work… all my life… and now, rock bottom. I guess that’s it! Nothing to do but… Ooo, that’s cool! It kind of looks like a fossil or something! I wonder if there are anymore around here. There’s another one! Wow! Who knew rock bottom could hold so much promise? Huh!”
The End
I was dreaming
Yes, this is true
In places I cannot explain
No idea of where or who
Frustrated, I call out in the night
And wake myself supine
Trying to recapture
These crazy dreams of mine
Do as I say
Not as I do
How’d that work out
Tsk, tsk…
They’ll never notice
They’re too rich to care
I guess they did
Tsk, tsk…
Just a quick stop
Come on, have a peak
Too close to the edge
Tsk, tsk…
This too shall pass
Stay home and stay well
Why didn’t you listen
Tsk, tsk…
