I walk through this barren land Wanting to hold that precious hand But it seems too far to grasp I run, but it seems like the dream is fading I can hear Morpheus laughing. I tried to give Cupid the universe So he could shoot us with one of his arrows He declined, said it wasn’t enough for your heart. Eros pines over you Aphrodite is jealous of my love for you But it still doesn’t get me closer. I have climbed over your curvy hills I have drowned in your rivulets of hair I have gazed upon the stars in your eyes I have heard you whispering wind in my ear. What I want most of all Is to taste the tantalizing sweetness of your lips. I worship you Like a flower worships the sun throughout the day Like an astronaut worships the ground after being in space. I’m in love with you And yet I don’t know how to say it. I feel like I’m one step behind Like I’m in love with your shadow Never again seeing the light. I grovel, Stretching out my han...
You pass me on the sidewalk You sit next to me on the train. You’re pretending you don’t care But I can see your shame. You don’t care if I am sleeping You sit away from me when I am drunk. If you just took a second I would tell you what I came from. I came from a broken system I fell through the cracks. Some people tried to help me But soon stop in their tracks. You say I am homeless I say I’m living off the land. Maybe if we all crashed at the bottom You would see what I see. I see a beautiful world Being choked by power and greed. I see animals dying And it’s getting harder to breathe. I see people getting distracted About the “News” on the T.V. I see all the heart is gone And no one is helping their fellow man. I see all the pain and suffering But never a helping hand. I see voice’s going unheard While people blame the victims. I see leaders taking bribes And commending other tyrants. I see our children suffering At th...