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Blood On My Hands

There's Blood on my hands and tears in my Soul
the Suffering of the innocent begins to flow
I am not worthy of this Control... the Reasons I do not know
I am Undone and done again, I am Beyond myself again
I am the Predator or the Prey... depends upon the play today
Faith is Faint and lives are Weak
I wash them till they start to squeak and still I see...
this Blood on my hands

Travelers through this Fading Land
here to Help and here to Damn
Look closer now you'll see we all have...
this Blood on our hands

So pick my Brain and beat my Soul
corner me till I've no place to go
Madness finds the deepest crack and lies in wait
for another chance to rear it's Fearful Head and dance
Am I Strong?... or am I Wrong?
the Conscience only knows this song
Is it Mercy?... Is it Love?...
or is it just the God above forcing me to see
this Blood on my hands... this Blood on my hands
I will forever see this Blood on my hands

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Paul Callus

Date: 8/1/2016 1:20:00 PM

There are times when we have to be cruel to be kind...it's not easy, but we need to follow not just the heart, but also the mind! You write with strong feelings, Chris! Regards // paul

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/2/2016 7:27:00 PM

Thanks Paul...yes sometimes it seems cruel to do the right thing. I think those strong feelings are what make me write!

Pashang Salehi

Date: 7/25/2016 9:12:00 PM

Very deep and very nice... beautiful

Pashang Salehi
Date: 7/27/2016 2:40:00 AM

Always........

Chris Hagy
Date: 7/26/2016 3:23:00 PM

Thank you so much for reading friend:)...glad you could find beauty in this write.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/14/2016 8:49:00 PM

sounds like someone filled with guilt and remorse. Very intense write!

Chris Hagy
Date: 7/15/2016 6:39:00 PM

...someone filled with sadness I guess. I'm not a vet, but as a farm girl you learn life can be sad and cruel, and sometimes you do the humane thing and then walk away with tears in your eyes and "blood on your hands". Thanks for reading Andrea...I've been told I can be intense.