Birds

Beyond the shadows of what you settle for, there's a miracle, illuminated
In the stifling anxiety that's heavy with the tension of the possible
There's a piece of us missing
Do you remember that

The ashes of the past weigh the same in every hand
Days gone by are the shadows of shifting sand

Death is the constant nag, a narrowing passage that ties the loop
A towering visage before which all men stoop

That old, haunting smile stretches across your face
It's torture to know you're destined for greater things

An empty sea stretches before me, formless
Tree top waves make the body acquiesce

It's daunting, stumbling between dreams
Hiding from what's really haunting me

The love-sick sound of soft spoken words on a summer night
Wondering at what point, your soul took flight

(It's just a feeling really)

I never wanted this
Not for you or for us
I can't help but wonder what's over that next hill, the dawn is always rising
I feel buried in guilt, and contempt for the potential that now saps the actual
It's my eternal desire for peace that makes it truly impossible

To have it and not use it. I've been dwelling in dreams and forgotten how to live
And now I'm wondering if it's something only you can give

Confusing all my yesterday's with the tortures of today

I feel damned

Burdened with being beyond my measure
The love we bear is the earth's final treasure

Aren't we all just birds of the same feather
Steel your spirits in this damning weather

I wonder

What does tomorrow cost, when gambling with what's been lost

I wonder