lost- he's surely lost now



when he tries to strip himself of a past



that keeps holding on



so many times before I've tried to let go



to peel off deception's mask



but hid my fears behind walls of sorrow



and like a cold, bitter chill one cannot shake



disillusionment sits by my side



(so in her I must confide)



she tells me dark secrets and grim tales of regrets



she tells me:







love is not lost, it dies like all things do



buried in the backyard where a lone dove cries







alone - no one to share her days with



she chokes on the stale dry air of memories



she chokes on the words she says to no one at night



and whispers her questions to the walls



and drifts to sleep



no one there to share her dreams







and oh how it hurts to see tears fall from her eyes







into the desert some are sent to starve



weary and weak they make their way home



and though our tired hearts will bear the scars



let us find who we are







buried in the night's shadows



I await the dawn of a new day



hold my hand, come with me



to the skies let us shout battle hymns



lust and love waging war to the very end



let us stomp on heavens below



let us not be afraid (for life wears a new face)







love is not lost, it dies like all things do



buried in the backyard where a lone dove cries



and waits for broken wings to heal...to fly again someday