Surface Underneath
Underneath the surface
Thus, T'is what I've seen
As a kid I used to think skies were always blue
A child I was, so my favorite color was no doubt no clue
White was too but blue seemed cool
O how the oceans would adorn the waves
And the waves adorn the shore
I saw everything at its peak
Just like the rise of the waves
until I saw the surface underneath
Truth you once told
till my drowning experience showed me so
Inhuman you seem but human you are
That is till I saw the surface underneath
Blue seemed gloomy
Yet I held on with gracious hope
For in desperate times
I listened to the Blues
3,4,5 that's how I counted on as years passed
I always went back to the ocean shore
At least to rekindle back my memory
My blue skies
The sad times
The last time I knew you
Thus until I saw the surface underneath
Truth you once told
till my drowning experience showed me so
Inhuman you seem but human you are
It was then I saw the surface underneath
Happy,happy, happy
Repeatedly I tell my self
I close my eyes wishing on a dying star
In hopes you hear me
I always come back here you know
back to the ocean shore
The very last I knew you
Or should i say......
The first time I knew you
On and On I tried to see
at least once
Just to be in your shoes
Truth you once told
till my drowning experience showed me so
Inhuman you seem but human you are
Now I see the surface underneath
Just smile you say
I try, I TRY
You shouldn't have
You saved me
I remember who I am
What I came here for
And why I'm not giving up
They say hard work pays
I say earn my way through
Truth you once told
till my drowning experience showed me so
Inhuman you seem but human you are
Now I see the surface underneath
I almost drowned
You saved me and now I'm saving you
Remember who you are and what you came here for
Why you're here and why giving up isn't a choice
You give up on me now and my existence will be but an Archive
See you now for who you are
For I am me
Distinguished Fates do not apply
You know your limits
but you'll never know the climax if you give up
Truth you once told
But now i'm telling you
Be crazy enough to say it
Be brave enough for the consequence
Blue is portrayed as sad
but it has more than one meaning
Be More.....
Here's to you
For I see the surface underneath
Copyright © Esther Maccarthy | Year Posted 2016
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