At One, At Once

As we sailed into the seas of uncharted desperation,
there is nothg but your absence to cause exasperation.
While love was once a mystery, a journey not worth taking,
loneliness is now a forgotten friend, a pain not worth faking.

You took my hand and showed me strength never before on display,
and made me question everything, even how I'd lived this way.
Fear became the enigma, courage sitting on my shoulders,
where once I'd sit right in the back, I now show up much bolder.

So, how come when I've only just found you, you must go away,
if I want to keep on talking to you, I must learn to pray...?
I know I'll undertake this, though, with all that you have taught me.
I'll face up everyday, now, with these new eyes that you brought me.

1/4

I've been dead for 25 years
and way too many shirts are soaked through with tears.
I've been laughing myself through the anger
and everyday brings a brand new set of fears.

I've been dead for 25 years
and seen the demise of all my inspiration.
I've scratched words of faith in my skin
and everyday I'm closer to complete desperation.

I've been dead for 25 years
and 15 of those since childhood's end.
I've been told that I was unwanted
and everyday I'm forced to remember again.

I've been dead for 25 years
punching the clock as the system's new toy.
I've been sure that I was important
but everyday I know I'm just a scared little boy.