Eyes Around You
if you could save a life
would you give yours, die twice
or seek the common sacrifice
within his eyes
i put stride in my fears
and walked my tears away
if i could recount the years today
amongst my peers i'm here to say
address your bed, your whereabouts
and the mirrors from which you lay
There's no heaven above me
But you want to seek love
And tell me to lead the doomed
Pray upon salt castles
And clay statues
Remain humble with stones
Veering at you
on bending knee
you send a plee
do rekindle me
Set me apart
from windows, free
only to pay
a widows fee
Scars are tattoos
That remind us
What not to do
Where not to go
Have I
Forgotten you?
I rest my thoughts
Where they don't lay
If i could rise equivilently
To an average monday
That would be life
According to what some say
When nightmares become reality
Angels cry
Where shadows hide
They tear at the thought
of disclosing immortality
the same as the posture
of an adolescent in high fidelity
if you could save a life
would you give yours, die twice
or seek the common sacrifice
within his eyes
Copyright © Jerry Golden | Year Posted 2010
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