Fleeting Moments
When this memory unravels
like a ribbon pulled undone,
when these feelings start to falter
like a thousand setting suns.
Give me back my fleeting moments,
let the sun shine on my face.
Let them melt the creeping shadows,
pull my spirit from this place.
If the lights go off forever,
will you lend me your belief?
If they waver, let them flicker.
Give me just one moment's peace.
If the wind begins to temper,
if the waves rescind from shore,
send them back with growing power.
Don't you know I crave the storm?
Give me back my fleeting moments,
let the rain pour down my face.
Let them melt the creeping shadows,
pull my spirit from this place.
When this memory unravels
like a ribbon pulled undone,
when these feelings start to falter
like a thousand setting suns.
Give me back my fleeting moments,
let the sun shine on my face.
Let them melt the creeping shadows,
pull my spirit from this place.
Pull my spirit from this place.
Written: November 9, 2015
For Craig's "Homeward Bound" Contest
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