The Bell
The chairs are there waiting
We each take a turn
It doesn't matter that we hate it
We all have to return
We try to forget
As our poison drips
Why we've come
Or why we sit
We smile and pretend
That its just a game
This couldn't be real
Our life is just the same
But everyone knows
In spite of it all
That death is here with us
It's given the call
So we keep sipping
From our toxic remedy
And hoping against hope
We'll be cured of this malady
The bell is in front of us
Silent for the moment
Its waiting to be rung
By the one cured of this ailment
We stare at this bell
Yearning for the day
When it will ring for us
And we can forever stay away
The sound of the bell
Signals the end of this rife
For those who come here
It means they've been given their life
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