Wake
Wake
By Laura Dee Battle
March 5, 2015
I wish I had a reason why
Every day I seem to die
I burn my weathered soul to ash
I burn memories of every lash
Too many tears to count out loud
Too many years of being proud
I never lost; I never came
I never tried to learn my name
The final day is bittersweet
For all the pain I can't defeat
I'll turn it in for heavens sake
I'll take the blame for my mistakes
I cannot see a guiding light
No hands to hold through every plight
I fought alone to save my lies
To save me from their daughters cries
How could you know it wasn't me?
How could you see I'll never be?
The one you thought when I was young
The hero stood where the sinner sung
But how could you forgive me then?
When I still see my heart in sin?
Forgive me as you freely do
I cannot be as kind as you
Not even now, as I gasp for air
Could I accept your love and prayers
Whatever name you give to me
Remember who I tried to be
The one who fought when she was lost
The one who loved, despite the cost
A girl who screamed for 30 years
Who lived surrounded by her fears
But she was brighter than the scars
She was the best of who we are
She was the one who smiled for days
Who never turned away a stray
She found the lost ones in the dark
And have them hope, without a spark
Just honest words and endless love
Whoever for, fit like a glove
But I don't see the good in me
Just promises you'll never see
I tried so hard without a cause
I did it all just for applause
Regret will find its resting place
Upon the stone I now embrace
The plot will miss its fairy tale
Maybe you see where I have failed
So intertwine these thorny razor lines inside my spine
With soaring symphonies and sweet melodies of mine
And make the tragic memories of misery, simply dissipate
Find the the love outside your heart and give it up to fate
Don't let it all evaporate
For living life...
It never waits.
Copyright © Laura Dee | Year Posted 2015
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