Thief

You have stolen my eyes
They only see you

You have stolen my voice
It calls only your name

You have stolen my lips
They ache only for your kiss

You have stolen my arms
Meant now for nothing but your body

You have stolen my thoughts
They only echo images of you

You have stolen my body
It exists as only a half to our whole

You have stolen my heart
And for this I love you
Always


until next time.....
be kind,
me

Hush now, child
The jailor man is comin' round
With his shiny chains a swingin' 
And his shackles' clang a ringin'
The jailor man is comin'

Sleep now, child 
Your mind been runnin' round
You ain't had no rest in this cell
You won't have no life in this hell
Your mind been runnin'  

Wake now, child
The sun is finally risin'
Wipe your eyes of all them tears
Wipe your soul of all them fears
The sun is finally risin'


until next time.....
be kind,
me

Absolution

Undeserving I stumble forth collapsing at the foot of redemption
Eyes, once frozen, have warmed to blur the edges of my duplicity
The struggle, the push and pull and toil to lucidity
Laid before you as my meager offering beseeching reprieve
Armor abandoned, defenselessness of character and soul now resides
Forever indebted am I


until next time.....
be kind,
me