2/15/2011

One day at a time One line for a dime Every ounce of hope Placed in that whirlwind of mine All of the shivering stops My pulse starts to slow I stay there frozen Never wanting to go With arms wrapped around me Like bars that hold my world together Holding me up And keeping me forever The soldiers retreat My guard starts to drop And as I lean closer My heart starts to stop Feeling buried deep in my body Push to be seen on the surface They try to breathe But I can’t give them any purchase It’s far too soon To let these emotions out Though it’s said to be healthy Without a doubt Letting new thoughts in Is harder than it appears Whether my own Or from someone very dear My fleeting thoughts fancy haunting me In the darker hours of time As I fall farther down the trusty slope And prepare again for the climb Then here comes the kicker A very very soft kiss That can stop the world With just a brush of those sweet lips It brings me back To the reality of my heart That I always ignore But growing every day is this part It keeps me on the ground Prevents me from floating away As I search for a new escape On any beaten day I reach out for the line That’s supposed to guide me back But when I grasp it I fear I’ve gone off track I release my hold And as I’m dragged away I realize this is the end My last dreary day