Borrowed Time
Debt
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
It's hard to know when your time is up
Struggles are hard, and times are tough
But for the record, I've had enough
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Borrowed time, don't know how to play nice
Like you own the lease on this thing we call life
But when you're gone, there'll be no surprise
A debt is owed for all of your lies
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You pushed the limit, broke every rule
Given the chance to change, and still you chose cruel
Can't say I'm sorry, you earned this fate
Cinder blocks, and some old gray duct tape
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It wasn't like this, when we first met
We had some magic, I must admit
But when the whiskey bottles covered the floor
Somehow the magic disappeared out of the door
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Borrowed time, don't know how to play nice
Like you own the lease on this thing we call life
But when you're gone, no-one will be surprised
A debt collected for all of your lies
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A single dove and a good alibi
No tears to shed, no one came here to cry
Push came to shove, made it seem justified
We drove by the church, just to tell you goodbye
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Flowers were sent, to lay by your tomb
Peace lilies dipped, your shade of blue
That's all that's left to remember you, now
There is hell to pay, and now you're paying your dues
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Thought That You Should Know
In my bones I feel the weight of every sigh In my bones Weep with you, every time you cry In my bones I want to save you from the storm And I just thought that you might like to know * To the core I know the struggles of the day To my core The biting words that people say To my core I want to wash it all away And I just thought that you would like to know * That - although it’s hard to see, there’s a lesson here, for free I’ve been there, and this darkness ain’t the end There comes a moment, and you’ll know it, when you’ve finally had enough The light calling to you, will not be pushed away * Hang on there You have just about arrived Hang on there You will do way more, than survive Hang on there You are about to start your life And I know that these are things, that you now know
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago in Poets
Comments (5)
Wow! ❤️
Super surreal!!! Left some live!!!💕💖
That's some powerful stuff. Love it.
Bravo 👏 I am loving it 🥰
Oh my, wow, unholy cow, and one more wow, 😳 but beautifully written, and as always that gets a big 😀