What Now
You have been living your life in a box,
I see how it’s filled with broken glass.
So much has come forth to haunt you,
From living such a jaded past.
You already have my forgiveness,
I’m not the one you have to worry about.
So many other’s they want a piece of you,
You have many reasons to show fear and doubt.
So what now?
Pain has a firm grip on you.
Tell me what now?
What are the excuses’ for what you put so many through.
What now?
The names I see are carved into your skin.
Oh I can see your growing weak.
The light in your eyes now growing dim.
What now?
You’re looking so conflicted,
Has life now passed you by?
I can’t figure how to help you with your past.
I see how you suffer now inside.
You need to break away from your past handiwork.
To be free of living in a box with broken glass.
An admission to how you had been living,
May just put forgiveness within your grasp.
Or you can go on living jaded,
In the end I hope you find all that you seek.
Keep on adding names to that list of yours,
The glass in the end will cut you deep.
So what now?
Pain has a firm grip on you.
Tell me what now?
What are the excuses’ for what you put so many through.
What now?
The names I see are carved into your skin.
Oh I can see your growing weak.
The light in your eyes now growing dim.
What now?
Copyright © Robert Stevens | Year Posted 2010
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