Artist mine

For thee artist mine
I present my face and mind
paint an easy smile
upon this weary face
and dot shimmering stars
within these tired eyes
plant your garden
of unspoken words
water them flowers
with tears you've cried

I'm a blank canvas
I'm a cracked wall
tear away the paint
and bear my soul
mold, carve and forge
whatever you see fit
raze yourself over my ruins
with your constructive destruction
and let me hold on to
whatever that is left of you

Storyteller

and there sat a lady
with stories to tell
eager ears listen
while she went on
for a thousand nights

shake those fears
follow these leading hands
come, they call
it is time they say
come child, far away

see those lights go out
slowly fading into eternity
fear not, my child
Death has come for all
hand in hand, she'll lead you on

let those dreams drown you
in an eternal slumber
let her hands caress your soul
till you are fast asleep
till that last breath leaves you

lose yourself, child
within those tales she tells
listen closely, hear all sounds
and listen to them croon
softly into the dying light

a crown sits upon her head
heavy burden upon those shoulders
blisters upon her hard rough hands
aching feet from those long walks
and on she goes, for a thousand more nights.

Gone

No cage may hold us No words may bind us Wisps of smoke Trails of light Intangible Dissolve into the air Fade away forever

I'll lay myself

I'll lay myself
'neath the starry skies
I'll lay myself
till I melt into oblivion

a weary spirit, is what I am
a discontent heart, is all I got
In those stars, I want to fly
In a fiery death, I want to die

I'll lay myself
above the grey ground
I'll lay myself
till I seeps into earth

a lonely soul, don't you see

a bitter man, can't you tell

In her hearth, I long to lie
In that warmth, I want to die

I'll lay myself
close to her soul
I'll lay myself
till I fade to eternity

Darkness

It's those lights that cast these shadows
please turn them off

Make the shadows go away
please turn those lights off