Maybe life could be empty and yet filled with a void,
Maybe it could be full and yet of life devoid,
Maybe I could be happy yet a feelingless mess,
Maybe the no of the past was just a hidden yes,
Maybe dreams were memories that never happened,
Maybe life's just a drawing that was misshapened,
Maybe the trees dance alone and not with the breeze,
Maybe the wind is their music of noteless melodies,
Maybe the dusk was painted with a ruby's blood,
Maybe rubies were frozen teardrops of a rosebud,
Maybe our eyes were made to reflect the stars,
Maybe the twilight was born to heal our scars,
Maybe it's for the worst, maybe for the best,
Maybe it's just coincidence and not a test,
Maye the clouds move on to forget the pain,
Of being beckoned then scorned time and again,
Maybe you don't need me, maybe you do,
Maybe I was a wish granted just for you.
i was a
float and
we were on
a boat but
it was
also
like the
noteless
bobbing
bottle that
maybe con
tained
some
thing
to drink
but as luck
as the Irish
would have
it only
held and
had a wish
granter
i even
hit it
ketchup
style but
go figure
nothing
came out
but an old
genie that went
through the usual
spiel of one wish and
only one so
watch what you
wish for because my
ship mate
immediately
asked for water
to all be
turned in
to guinness
so it was
approved
as far as i
knew it appeared
i could drink
the ocean
but realizied then
when i needed
to pee
i'd have to
fill my boat
because why
would i want
to drink a
glass of
my
own
sea
To have is not to hold
To serve is never until
To act is not a role
Truth... is never at all real
To walk or rather to run
Is silence better or better to speak?
Wanna be sad or wanna have fun?
Have you the strength to be weak?
A worded tongue is wordless
A gifted light is a subjective dark
A written dream is noteless
To have togetherness noted apart
It had to be you or I
Have you a choice as likely as unlikely
I have a life awaiting or waiting to die
A sadden life... rather to live happily
Clear to be cleared
Fear to be feared
Dear to be deared
Hear to be heard
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