Death of a Liar
Soft sands
Across my liars face
Coarse and fine
Tiny grains
As if I lived
In an hourglass
Tumbling, crumbling
The aftermath
I see a holy city
On a hill
How did it get
So high up there
How did the sky fit
In empty air
Negative spaces
On positive faces
Say you wont
But know you will
Climb for the journey
Atop that hill
To the city of the dead
No longer bright
Shining a dark light, instead
I've met the mayor
He knows my name
I duel him daily
It's all a game
Still the same, win or lose
The decision still mine to choose
It's my turn to try and help
If I reach out, will I be welcomed
With open accepting dying arms
Or close minded living vile germs
Just because you don't see me
Does it mean I'm not here
Barely existing to
The ones I care
For or am there for
Time again
Time brings us
From start to end
Like the train in which
I'm chosen to conduct
From the damaged carcass
I reconstruct
My fire burns
Down to the wire
The fuse is just old news
The bomb is hidden
Inside my heart
When it explodes
My life will stop
In the boundaries of this place
When I leave
I'll go with the greats
In a state of taste or disgrace
Panic envelopes my honest face
And the liar died that day
Copyright © Bj Fard | Year Posted 2012
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