Days Behind Days Ahead

Days Behind, Days Ahead I stand with you on your beloved mountains Our fears merge and light the path I'll always miss the beauty of you both Your hidden pain evoked the wrath I know the "why" that I sought with a vengeance, Saw the misery in the final defeat Had you knowledge of all you would give me ? Seems so simple, to fail is to repeat At war with the ghost of your demons The ending comes suddenly and soon Swallowed in my pain, I could drown The little girl found dead in her cocoon I run from the beast that pushed you off the edge You've forgotten to show me the way The want, the need, is cutting me deeper Trees and chainsaws perilously play. Between the sin of giving in and the stripping of all that covers The choice to fight fear was given by my hand An architects creation tested Curious crowds gather watching it crumble or stand February 2017