What For

By   tommyleerage  
  
  
WITHIN THIS FIRE LAYERS FLAKE AND PEEL AWAY
FLAMES LICK AT ME GREEDILY, EVEN AS WORDS FLAY
"I" , DIMINISHED, LONGED TO BE FINISHED, EVEN TO DIE
"THEY" HAD MADE IT OKAY TO BE ME, NOW ALONE, I CRY

I NOW TRY TO BE A BETTER DAD, NOT A BETTER MAN
I THINK I UNDERSTAND BETTER, WHAT A WINNER NEVER CAN
I AM A MAN, ALIVE THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD ABOVE
I REGRET OCCASIONAL WORDS AND ACTIONS, NEVER LOVE

LOVE IS WHAT MADE ME MORE THAN MERELY "ME"
I USED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF A FAMILY
I'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER, YET SO MUCH LESS NOW
TO BE A BETTER DAD, AS A BETTER MAN I KNOW HOW

APART FROM THEM I'M MEANINGLESS, ADRIFT WITH NO EXCUSE
CAN'T KEEP MY SPIRITS UP, IT'S NO USE
THOUGH I AM FREE OF THE STAINS OF THE PAST
I THINK I'VE LOST, OH THE COST OF THOUGHTLESS STONES I'VE CAST

WE WERE NIETHER WITHOUT WRONG,  BUT THAT'S MEANINGLESS
BY MY FAMILY I WAS ONCE INFINITLY BLESSED
I REMEMBER FONDLY, EVEN AGGRAVATING THINGS
AND ONLY I AM SUBJECT TO MY OPINIONS STINGS

WHAT I KNOW NOW, THE WHY, THE HOW, THE "WHAT"
I WILL USE TO BECOME MORE TRULY ME, FOR THEY...

ARE "WHAT FOR"

recovery from...wordsmeprose poetry

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