Leader of Men

Leader of men By Michelle Morris 08/12/2022 You looked back One last time Took a match And burned it to the ground As you glanced At that fateful house I knew then The fire would strike Like lightning in a bottle Like cats on a hot tin roof Like black holes in space You always felt you'd lose All that energy trapped inside you So many suns and energy I knew you had to explode And let it all be free Let the lightning strike the glass Let the cats shriek their chorus Let the black holes create wormholes It's time to change your story When you walked away Fiery halo glows You looked like a warrior angel Ready to strike God's blows Like a stone skipping on a pond Like autumn's leaves drifting to the ground Like a pilot breaking the sound barrier The ripples would flow around you Let the stone skip forth your message Let the autumn give way to winter Let the boom shake loose the residue Of this life you're leaving behind You travelled around the world You learned about cultures and beliefs You remade yourself from the ground up The foundations humble and fierce You never returned to this town Who could blame you for what they did? But sometimes I see you around When I'm astral travelling in dreams Like the snow on the highest mountains Like the dewdrops on the sweet crocus in spring Like the lambs who are born so innocent You are reborn and strengthened by Him Let the heights guide your aspirations Let those dewdrops keep you clean Let your innocence always remain As you become a leader of men © Michelle Morris, 2022