The Merciful Will Receive Mercy
You who live without a thought
Of the damage that you do
The rift you dug so deep
Its spanning I can't see through
You lie as a child in slumber
While I rotate on this spit
Trying to reconcile my heart and mind
to make some sense of it
I want to stay as I need to go
For the sake of my sanity
Wasted years unacknowledged
Your eyes blinded to seeing me
A merciful pretence of love
Could you muster in my behalf
Saying it's over when it never started
let's end this on a laugh
I was willing to settle for crumbs
Crumbs were all you had to give
Bits and pieces falling through
Your self protective sieve
I'm tired and just can't do this
It's a puzzle I will not complete
Just remember scared as hell my
Own heart I threw like a child at your feet
As vulnerable as a newborn
I trusted I see now in vain
Your love will not be forthcoming
The old Trojan horse trick again
Please do what I am unable
Show mercy if you can
Paint me that picture of the knight on white horse
As when this travesty began
Rescue me from myself
Send me in peace from your door
I promise I will darken it
With my own shadow self never more
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