The Rock
Echoes of this piecemeal thunder
Crushing clanking gears of stone
Unwieldy chains like words unspoken
The ungodly strong machines below
I cannot convey this heart unbroken
Though I must once again present to you
A gift rejected yet bespoken
My best love and all that remains
Once more I lie here shattered
Putting each piece perfectly in place
Each shard a miniature disaster
Rebuild this heart now piece by piece
Just like before I take a breath
My first thought mimicking my last
And both my dear shall be of you
Before I sleep forever falling
Failing to find the flaw in this mirage
Wearing an almost perfect façade
A lie I tell myself in passing
A deception, I'm completely fooled
And so my heart is for the taking
A hand outstretched of only bone
Ancient and already shaking
Thirsty for one true dance of love
One peaceful moment, world un-turning
Yearning for only our own
Earth beneath be damned or burning
Long as I have you and the stars above
And so with provisions I now journey
I rush across these smooth shore stones
With footfalls racing like a heartbeat
Hoping you will hold me close
Each rusty form now crowds my eardrums
Ugly words and twisted ores
With forms sharpened into edges jagged
Reaching from between each stone
So many miles I have traveled
Still standing in this self-same spot
I remain here eager at the starting
Reset and let me die once more
Let these daggers tear my heartstrings
And my body nourish feasting gulls
Let tragedy befall and kill me
My heart is dashed against the rocks
This damned machine will rise again
To crush simplicity and gentleness
The kindness of my lonely heart
This aching ancient ocean dark
Swaying here beneath the starlight
Graceful as I dodge the waves
As blades rush forth to cut and skewer
And the Earth below swallows me
This damned loop
Bound here to this beach
Clutching the crystal remnants
Of this thing that barely beats
Will none ferry that forever flame?
Is a vacant vessel all I am?
Doomed in repetition desolate
Alone here on this rock in defense
Of that one remaining ember
That lost and lonely spark
Respawning, calling, seeking love
Dancing in the dark
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