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The Crossing
Show me the arrows that I must follow
But don't abandon me in this place of darkness and despair
My skin was purchased for kindling and
The only tenant was cast out
To find a new abode somewhere under the gates
Disgracefully I have no shekels and can't pay the toll
What must I do to cross this river?
The oarsman waits with open palms and
He shivers at the thought that I cannot pay
Must I wander the shore forever?
Send me a dove
Let it light my way through this dream
Give me wings that I may walk the waves into my eternal rest
I can see my ancestors waving
Beckoning to me
They wave at their long lost son
To welcome him home
I don't want to stay here any longer
Let me go to the other side
(C) 2014 XMAR82 all Rights Reserved
But don't abandon me in this place of darkness and despair
My skin was purchased for kindling and
The only tenant was cast out
To find a new abode somewhere under the gates
Disgracefully I have no shekels and can't pay the toll
What must I do to cross this river?
The oarsman waits with open palms and
He shivers at the thought that I cannot pay
Must I wander the shore forever?
Send me a dove
Let it light my way through this dream
Give me wings that I may walk the waves into my eternal rest
I can see my ancestors waving
Beckoning to me
They wave at their long lost son
To welcome him home
I don't want to stay here any longer
Let me go to the other side
(C) 2014 XMAR82 all Rights Reserved
Published 24th Jan 2014
| Edited 3rd Feb 2017
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26th Jan 2014 11:49am
Great yearning - it can seem so shit here without hope, save that somewhere else where our dead loved ones are might be better. Of course there is no reason (no dove) by which to know that it will be.
I like this and I like that a world exists which contains a poem as honest and beautiful as this poem and I know that this is as good a reason as any to stay happily on this shore. Good write.
I like this and I like that a world exists which contains a poem as honest and beautiful as this poem and I know that this is as good a reason as any to stay happily on this shore. Good write.
27th Jan 2014 11:00pm
The grass is greener on the other side kind of deal. Which is only on the surface of course then everything else comes into play. Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
