Part of Me
PART OF ME ( PASSION )
NOWHERE LEFT TO GO
BUT TO RETURN HOME
SAFELY LOCKED AWAY
FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFE
AND IN MY PASSING WHAT PART OF ME REMAINS
WHAT PART OF ME WILL BE RETAINED
OR DETAINED AT THE GATE
AS I PASS INTO MY NEXT LIFE
AND TELL ME, WHO’S TO SAY
WHO IS TO SAY WHAT AWAITS EACH OF US
ON THE OTHER SIDE
ETERNAL LIFE, ETERNAL NIGHT
THE LIGHT OF DAY OR
THE DEAD OF NIGHT
WHAT I SAW, WHAT YOU SEE
WHO IS TO SAY WHAT PART OF ME
WILL BE LEFT BEHIND
OR AT LEAST TO CARRY ON…
MORTALITY WAS NOT FOR ME
IN ORDER TO TRAVEL BEYOND THE REALM
I’VE HAD TO STEP OUTSIDE MY SHELL
TO WALK UNHINDERED TO MY NEXT DESTINATION
I JOURNEY, TRAVELING
BEYOND THE CENTER, EARTH
FAR REMOVED FROM MY BODY
MY SPIRIT SOARS…
BUT WHAT PART OF ME REMAINS
MY SUFFERING COULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN
FOR THE LESSON WE ALL MUST LEARN
IS THE ONE ALONE I’LL DIE FOR
THE PART OF ME THAT SEES BEYOND BELIEF
THAT BELIEVES BEYOND WHAT I SEE
MY ALL CONSUMING PASSION
Copyright © Michael Domaracki | Year Posted 2012
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