Sticky Thoughts

A precious gift A candle flame Burning in the dark Comforting the heart A deadly rift The noose of blame Trust is torn apart Bare, the traitor’s mark

Such a curse is a smile Shone our way, Contaminates the heart And invades the day. It stirs the coals of longing And throws fuel upon the flame That burns me; yet I wonder Which of us to blame, For who can really know The damage they do With a look; Or, for the starved, [...]

He found But did not seek; Could not recognize A soul unique. Too jaded by the crowds; Eyes open wide, He fooled his mind and fled Somewhere inside. I waited there, So long for him to see, But could not hope For what would never be.

Hear The desperate call, Hear The desperate cry; See The longing look, See The downcast eye. Hear The silent whisper, Hear The wretched sigh; Feel The aching hunger, See How much he tries; Tries And tries again, But seems always to go wrong. So desperate to find love… Strange That hope can burn so long.

Screaming inside; There’s no one who hears. Aching inside, For too many years. Frustration, inside; There’s no one who sees. Desperation, inside, The frantic disease. Inside, all inside; Appearing unstirred. Untroubled, outside; The tempest unheard.

Take me out unto the day, Take me from this night; Drown the moon, Set sun alight, And take me far away. Play me then a merry tune, Play me from my woes; Banish mind, My thoughts compose, And play my afternoon. Hide me now, and keep me blind! Hide me from the truth: Darkness [...]

Do you see the desperation in my eyes? Is that why you’re waving good-bye When I’ve hardly had time to say hello? Do you hear the longing in my words? Is that why you seem so deterred When I’ve barely had time to speak? What is it you see? What is it you hear? Won’t [...]

Taking down a wall That will not go away; Grows stronger still and rises high, A little more each day. Breaking down the wall That just won’t go away; Chip here and there, but though I try, The wall seems set to stay. It hides my mind, conceals my soul, And yet how I long [...]

The fire dies, The spark has gone, The embers lose their glow; The soul gives in, The mind gives up, The heart begins to slow. But Death is not The culprit, no, It’s hope that’s burned away And with its loss The self endures The same kind of decay. The light will fade, The warmth [...]