HOPE

It was an abyss I saw before me
A journey of the fallen life
But another plunge my heart still feared
Hope in it yet resides
To be fallen and never to stand
To be born only to die
But every death my soul still feared
Hope in it yet resides
Questions all, my knife answered
Suffering, all the bitter healed
But every sleep my body still feared
Hope in it still resides
The black man I am
Dark beyond your every dream
But each tale my mind still feared
Hope in it still resides

A tainted white is all I remain
Of goodness purged, the sacred Lucifer
A walking corpse against the world
But in me hope still resides....

Love Song

Every time you said goodbye,
Within I died a li'l.. A small wrenched out cry...
Every time you looked right past,
Within I died a li'l... Tears falling thick and fast..
Every time you gripped me cold,
Within I died a li'l.. Fears faced and grief untold..
Every time you spoke so harsh,
Within I died a li'l.. pulled deeper into the marsh...
Every time you plunged me in the dark,
Within I died a li'l.. Shroud enveloping white and stark...

And then you turned around,
Joys and love and merry sound,
With brimming eyes you called my name,
Igniting passions and lust and flame,
i jumped for joy, a rapture felt..
Into your arms i ran and fell.
but far away you still stood;
Holding me limp bound to wood,
For every little death I bore
To die until my spirit to heaven soared....