do those around see??
do they feel and know and hear??
can they smell the wound as it pours??
do they taste the salt of my tears?
is it something on the wind??
on the ground or etched in stone??
why when we need our loved ones most?
do we find we are alone?
I feel my blood oozing
from the wound in my chest
and like a child I keep looking
cause I think knowing if it is still there is best
should I look away.....and wonder if its better
should I look down and feel the pain??
should I try and make a difference
or simply be washed away in the rain??
is it a simple act of kindness
which draws such special souls???
or is it actual love and friendship
that seeks to fill my heart's holes??
I seem to be the drifter
he who is known by all
he who seems to be forgotten
like the flower on the wall
Am I the shadow of some great person??
is my life but a dream of someone else?
Am I ever going to have something for ME??
or is it all just going straight to hell?
I see opportunities pass me by
only after I pass them
like I am walking backwards
It all just seems so dim
I have bathed in warmth
in sunshine beyond compare
but too soon have I stepped in shadow
not knowing how I got there
Does the beggar ever have to worry about losing
no
who does
only he who has everything.....for does not he who has something to lose have to worry about losing it??
there were times when I had nothing.......
but was happy like a fool
then I found a treasure
that made most men's souls drool
and somehow I think I lost it
though there is always a chance I shall have it and more again
but I can't help but feel the loss
and it hurts more now than then
am I just a shadow
to be blown by the breeze??
love is truly all powerful
for only it could bring ME to my knees
the shadows seem to call me now
for I am one with them
and the cool caresses they used to offer
seems nothing more than whim
I have no place my own anymore
I look and can not see
am I blind and can not feel??
or has my sanctuary been taken from me?
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