When this skin
was young and ironed,
well it fit,
like new things do;

that was then
but now I find
the cracks within
are showing through.

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Even when your shoulders are cold, I will still turn to you
Even if your mind is somewhere else,
I will still yearn for you.

Under your pillows at night,
You keep on hiding your doubts.
When I put you a blanket,
You say, "I'm not cold"
And your actions became utterances
Of the rest of your existence.

I waited til the morning breeze,
And when the rays almost hit your face,
I close the window so you can rest.

Sometimes, you talk when you sleep
With all the pressures of the world,
I know they're all burdens on your feet
And you whisper them with a lullaby tone.

I wish you know I'm here
If only I could wake you up now
So I can dance you with today
So you can listen to this song --
Long ago I have written in your heart.

I waited til your eyes look for Me,
Til you fix the cover of your bed
Til you drink the cup I have prepared by Myself.

But you have forgotten My care,
And it seems You have forgotten that I'm still here --
Waiting and longing for your embrace
I became invisible in the picture
Which I created for you to jive in.

Let Me wait for your return in My arms
Let Me hold your fragile heart
Let Me heal your broken bones
And let Me speak life to the stitches of your past.

Cold it is, My child
Time flies, but never forget
I am Your Father, you are My Child
Even if you made this season sprout.

I am not me like what you want me to be
        I am here like you always wanted me to be
How could I ever be me, the me I want to be

I’m tired of you, tired of crying in the dark.
pretending at the park
                - watching people talk with voices that barks
I feared it will spark an awful reaction stark
So I build an ark -
Sailed away into far,
                      far - dream land
where prejudice & judgment is not in our hands
but in the all caring higher being's commands.

Then again reality is never like that,
So I hide, I stumble, and I fall
     into the gray solace of my patience
The higher being cares, yet you need choices
to stay strong - fight and survived
                        until blessings comes along
                                and heal the dying soulful song.

© 2013

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