Window

Outside the sun dies
Amber fades into the sky
My mind drifts off
To dreams long dead
Unpleasant memories
Emotions torn apart
How did it come to this
Why did it come to this

My breath marks the window
Eyes trace the fog
How love died
In the thoughts of dreamers
Lost in glass
and mirrors
broken on a sidewalk
below my feet

The puppets dance
In shadowed moon
The music in my mind
Sounds like angels screaming
I want to die
I want to live
I cannot see the future
The past has grown dim

Innocence was lost
When I was a child
Flames burned against
The indigo night
I see what I was
Lost and forgotten
Eyes like glass
Shattered and fallen

They march together
A song plays deep tones
Black angels walk
Past pews of polished wood
A symphony of hope
As faith fades away
And memories drift
Into shallow grave.

 6/9/04  G.R.T.