BROKEN WINGS

I had risen towards the light that summoned me
What seemed, I hoped to be my destiny
I dared to dream & dreamt to live
To be the hero, to be the swift

Thought I knew it all, never listened,
Was getting a life out of that labyrinth
I chose to learn, but not live to teach
On how to dream & stars to reach

Still dreaming of another flight I burn,
Hoping for my parting soul to return
To give me another flight, a dream to fulfill
Only to realize, I was flying with broken wings

Thought I knew it all, never listened,
Was getting a life out of that labyrinth
I chose to learn, but not live to teach
On how to dream & stars to reach

I fell from the skies, parted from this life
I left, let only my dreams to survive
But he can only yearn to see his son
Has only ashes to show, ashes to burn

WHEN YOU LOOK ITO THE MIRROR

You see yourself in the mirror

You wish to touch her but draw back

For you fear your mask will crack,
from the warmth of your hand
the cold stone face will fade
to leave you standing alone......afraid

With whose eyes do you wish to see the world?

Whose thoughts do you wish to read?

Why please the people around you?

What do you see when you look into the mirror?

Break free form all these role plays

No one is worthy to judge you
Why don’t you want her to see you?

To know you, to be you, to hate you

Just pull the trigger, shatter the glass

Break that glass, stop this life farce

With whose eyes do you wish to see the world?

Whose thoughts do you wish to read?

Why please the people around you?

What do you see when you look into the mirror?

You let that tear drop fall, that is who you are.

You see her lying there beside you, trusting you

It is not even after last night she knows

That you are afraid of you, afraid of her knowing you

You fail to let her come close, to get close

That mirror you see her in, will always be

With whose eyes do you wish to see the world?

Whose thoughts do you wish to read?

It is only you who can break free.

Give her what she needs, you, not the sham you see.

CRUCIFY THE ROSES-II

The black wood torched as a dying old man’s face
The strewn embers still sizzle, tears roll down,
I can’t bear any longer, I think…
How, in a heap of blistering grey ash that door still stands?
The scorched roses still calling me to take a step in the simmering ashes
To teach me the futility of this war, these clashes

Isn’t that His barb crown, dead center of the foyer?
Why should they get away with hurting Him, wanting to defeat Him?
I can’t bear any longer, I wonder…
They forced me to kill…shaking hands was too difficult for them
Their minds destroyed the peace, the tranquility
They just crucified the roses

The torched wreath still feels welcoming to me
I take a step toward & the ashes cover me, rose from underneath my feet
I can’t bear any longer, I see…
Suddenly, a wall of embers faces me, forces me to retreat
That is what this war has taught me, battling them is futile
I would only scar…myself I will despise

The utopia is scorching, blazing in front of me
It is ironic, what I see now, must be happening to my city
I can’t bear any longer, I believe…
They bring roses for their wives, into their merry lives
For reasons, beyond my rational understanding
They have taken the soul away, my rose away, have crucified my roses…

LEAD ME TO THE LIGHT

Do not wish to wet my eyes & blur my vision

I still have a long way to go, a will to get out

To understand all around me, to answer my doubts

Am only waiting for someone to whisper

Who will lead me to the light?

My thoughts need a road to follow

My path desires a purpose

My body wishes for a will

My heart needs passion

And my life needs a meaning

I walk now, moving ever so anxiously

A light is all I see, that is what pulls me

It answers my questions, fuels my curiosity

But, is there is an end to this at all, or is that a myth?

Or will it only take me into the depths of this labyrinth?

My thoughts question the road to follow

The purpose of my path still unknown

The will I have needs reassurance

The passion in my heart needs sustenance

And the life I lead waits for its uncertainties

Absorbing all that I see around me, I now run

I run toward the light that calls me, one who answers

Who gives me more questions to think about…speak about,

To make me a man, face this life & those around

Still, come back to guide others around