Transgressing Realities
all i wanted was a kingdom
that stretched as far as my eye could see
not adorned in gold or fancy flowers
just lost love and memories
i've lost, and probably always will
i feel im growing ever wiser even as dreadful time stands still
there is that man behind the mirrored glass and i can feel his stare pierce through
this elusive dream im chasing i dont ever want to reach
i see me standing there in shock
with everything thats sincerely me
that hurricane in my stomach swirling more than the angriest of seas
only to open the behemoth of a door and plunge head and mind into oblivion
ill never know which is worse
knowing the end or having a false beginning
theres a price tag etched in my head
and the whole world has been bidding
these lungs and my time may be borrowed
but every struggling breath shall be forever mine
my body hangs in the gallows
yet the world is which swings with the breeze
all i wanted was my kingdom that we built, you and me.
Joseph B. Garcia
Copyright © Joseph Garcia | Year Posted 2013
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