Lost and alone left to wander the pastures that are so green desolute and incognito
Who am I hear you wonder, how can I answer when I'm not sure myself
Once bitten many times, shy mainly due to the velocity and ferociously locking jaws of the wounded lion
My mother did warn me love provides no guarantee of happiness
How I thought I knew better alas I was so feeble when it came to conquering the summit
The peak is a caked glacier unobtainable by man alone
One day soon my journey to the centre of four moons will commence 'til then I will scribe
Take thee along on the waltzed dance of life our essence captive by the moonlight
As the dawn chorus rings out I find myself deaf and shrouded by death
Once such beautiful flowers grew in the meadow now a solitude tumble weeds blows through
Pain is never going to stop tormenting my soul
Extinguished internal glow please won't you return
Scared locked out of the existence of believing in fairy tales
Though I may have to sit back and watch the whales engage in horseplay
Who could say this curator is diminished laid into a million shattered pieces
Far away our blessing is hidden never will the lid be lifted
So I insist the heart felt art I'm dreaming of composing will never know freedom
To all those I've hurt I beg your forgivenss
Strip me bare and throw my mangled corpse to the vultures
The very least I deserve my misgivings will torment me for life
To you the one I dreamt of making my life I owe you the most
Foolish wreckless destructive moments left me this way
I have no one to blame except my sorrowful self
Nailed to the cross my soul floats away
This very day I've been broken
Will I ever ratify my longing to belong
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