In Praise Of Angel...
darling creature, creature kind
shadowed huntress, craiged and lined
mountain beauty, taking flight
running wildly, show the light
darkness' angel, chasing days
catching nothing, moonlight rays
lighting tall grass, drag him down
sweet embraces, shake the ground
White King dancing, watching stars
treeless hilltop, late-night bars
opened, calling, shouting loud
thunder breaking, lightning cloud
shatters skyline, prove her will
inside outside, terror shrill
voices praying, praising fate
one more chance left, one more gate
darling sister, sister mine
take my nightmares, share my time
useless moments, ancient grudge
carried over, mournful trudge
footsteps roaring, darkened street
whispers memories, fast and fleet
race for shelter, handwrit tome
brings me closer, takes me home
dreamdark Angel calls me home...
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Sitting
Sprawled
Cold wind creeping in
Under the door that never opens to reveal
Your face
Waiting
Hopeful
Nobody listening when I
Scream your name and pray for your
Return to me
Everybody knows it hurts
To loose a friend
To loose a dream
To have your hopes fall cold and still
Everybody knows it's cruel
What life does to you
To make you blue
It's all a dream and you can't
Wake up...
Watching
Eyes wide
Sunlight blinding me
Nothing new outside the window
Just the rain
Tired
Sleepy
No time to rest now
Only my dreams link me to you
Now I'm gone
Everybody knows it hurts
To loose a friend
To loose a dream
To have your prayers unheard, unanswered
Everybody knows it's cruel
What life does to you
To make you blue
It's all a horrible dream and you can't
Wake up...
Shake yourself awake...
Dream yourself asleep...
It's all a dream and I won't
Wake up...
-----
and you call the flame
and you call my name
i can feel it strong in the air
around you
fire burns my hands
as i hold them
out
to you and you
turn them away
with a curse
and a kiss
to strike the spark
for the flames
that kill me slowly
as you watch and laugh
the fire burns my body
sharp pains that
i can resist
but not for long
and when i cry again
and when you laugh again
i discover that
the things that hurt
are not from the fire
rather they are from you
and i accept them
because you give them
so i am burned
because i love
only you
always you
your fire dances in me
hypnotizing me from
the inside
out
regarding me hotly
as i wait
with the fire
for a command from you
neither i nor the fire
realizing that what
you ask
is for both to die
in your service
and when we do
know and understand
when we open our eyes
we will accept
because you command it
i regard you as
the fire you control
the pain you give
the tears you weep
the words you speak
you do not
really understand how
much of you i
have learned in the
darkness
of the room where
i lay at your feet
and dreamed of you
and of the flames you
have called into being
as my intentions fall
and i hear you call
i close my eyes
waiting
for you to call my spirit
out
into your service
forever and ever
again
and the lighting crashes
-----
Late, so late that dawn is threatening
I'm walking again,
Tracing the streets in my mind although my feet now follow other
roads.
Each step is a silent prayer
Made of rain and dust,
I'm walking again with just one destination strong in my thoughts.
Cold, so cold that my breath is white
Against the dirty black pavement,
So I pull my coat closer and move just a bit faster toward the
lights.
The city is still sleeping
As I'm walking tonight,
No eyes to watch me as I tread the dance my memory teaches me.
Pain, so much pain that my eyes water
All roads lead to Amber,
And I remember you introducing me to those tales and to this world.
The future is spread before me
Drawn out in neon and concrete,
I can feel you pulling me back to what I knew, to what I was...
This time I choose to stay and walk my own road...
I can't forget you...
I can go on.