Eve

Am I the Eve in your garden The offer of forbidden fruit Or is it my imagination Tossed out like yesterday’s news Am I the taste of desire Still burning on your lips When you try to sleep at night And into dreams you slip Am I the candle that you lit as you say another prayer For redemption that won't come hope vanishing in thin air Am I the shadow in your life The music in your head Or a song that won’t diminish And fills your soul with dread Am I what keeps you suspended In the realms of fantasy When morning creeps upon you And there’s no mystery Am I the lock on your door As you try to twist the key When you are looking for something That satisfies your needs Am I invading your ivory tower As you struggle to keep me at bay While the clock ticks away the minutes And time whittles away your day Am I the bite of the apple watch the juice drip down your chin Are your eyes are finally open to a dream that could have been