The Red Gallows

(A rebuilt person whispers) Before I knew Love I was once so pure With a heart so free Carefree for all to see Everyone loved and smiled at me But one day Love came calling And offered me the chance to take a risk Offered me her spiritual red gallows with rope and chair Smiled and said Climb up there Put on the rope and stand on chair But beware With just one soft push From something unknown in the shadows You could lose all your mind And all you own Standing on my metaphorical chair Beneath my spiritual red gallows Like many before you What do you want to do? Risk all for my love And climb up To experience a feeling where emotions don't stop Or stay down there, Stuck in your rut Well, that was so long ago And I still see Love Everywhere I go Repeating what she said before But this time I'd rather stay slightly pure With a heartbreaking free Trying to be carefree for all to see For even though Love still smiles at me She can keep her red spiritual gallows and metaphorical chair For sometimes she tempts Only fools To proudly Stand up there (C) Copyright John Duffy Foundation. Do the broken abandon the chance of love again, after going through a painful heartbreak? Has it happened to you?