a breathless whisper on the phone
it makes no difference who it is
a voice so you don't feel alone
another life I'll never live
music flows like sweet champagne
overflow from crystal stems
till truth falls hard like gravity
never to be the same again
*
the devil has all the best lines
he leaves them undone with endings pending
gives you just a taste of wine
and sits and laughs at my pretending
so I stand silent in the spotlight
about to claim my just deserts
a novice challenged to a gunfight
in a red bandana and stolen spurs
*
there are still mountains left for climbing
the weight of the world upon my shoulders
and promised treasures there to find
a fading dream as I grow older
what lies ahead remains unseen
who will I be is still unknown
I’ll use the words fate gave to me
so I will never be alone
remember me when I was unbroken
until I’m called I won’t give up
writing the story of the unspoken
living a life with eyes wide shut
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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