Wings of Lead
on wings of lead some shall fly
not to soar but to fall
weighed down by the burdens of life
they tumble out of control
unable to stop or slow down
the pain of life to much to bear
some don’t even care
they are lost and will not be found
their lives seem meaningless
doomed to an eternal wandering
there are those that soar
and those that fall
save yourself I’ll tell you
while you still can
for I am falling to
wishing I had done something so long ago
but now I’m falling and I cannot stop
nothing can stop me
but hitting the bottom
only death could stop me now
for I am falling and there is nothing to stop me
my life unlived and cut so tragically short
tragic to you maybe
but freedom to me
no longer weighed down by the wings of lead
I am free of my pain
pain so severe it made life unlivable
unable to soar with the rest
I fall as do so many
unable to keep up from the weight
shackled to my misery and depression
I pray for it to end quick
that I may be set free
free of what haunts me so gravely
the fear of life itself
Copyright © Steven Cox | Year Posted 2005
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