Love Is Given But Respect Is Earned
Love is given but respect is earned
Remember that lest you be burned
Every life lesson ends in pain
But the knife stops just short of the vein
Another attempt in vain
But there is a small blood stain
My heart is a massacre, mind a disaster
And the tears fall ever faster
When my own words are the gun
There is no longer anywhere to run
At the beautiful fountain the water runs red
Gushing from my body so I wonder if I'm dead
When everything fades to deepest black
Perhaps to the scarlet hue of a heart attack
Or perhaps the knife did me in in the end
I spent so long fighting not to break I forgot how to bend
And as the clouds part I feel the sunlit beam
Chasing away shadows with a beautiful dream
And in despair with tears in my eyes
I scrubbed at them and their terrible lies
But the sweet embrace of the light
Filling my heart with fight
At Death's door I could make this right
And survive to see another night
Yesterday's pain is tomorrow's gains
As night fades and the moon wanes
A loving hand on my shoulder
Guiding me I felt bolder
And as I remember how the fire burned
My love is given and my respect is earned
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2024
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