What secrets lie beneath the willow bark?

You craved the light but were already addicted to darkness.

The solstice sun draws near
And unchains memories
But the shadows of former fall upon it
And the summer muse
Appears unchanged

The veils worn are deadly ones
Concealing broken wings
Just time is what is needed
Time to untether strings
So give us sight to bear
See the world not there
For this mess is a tricky one
Some just waiting for it to be done
Next time reach out and take a stroll
You might save a broken soul.

Look up at the ground
Fall upon the stars

Dream with me
Dream to be

Set sail to the open sky
The great kingdom is nigh

Dream with me
Dream to see

Catch a falling cloud
Come back safe and sound

And dream with me
Right next to me.

In my possession is an armor,
Forged within my mind,
And greater than anything  of steel
My words.

Stepping out to a cold November rain
The sky we watched is broken now
The masks I wear are fading
Somewhere deep within me
Theres darkness orchestrating

Now I run,  beyond fellowships bond
The memories I hold are fractured now
I diverge into the shifting skyline
Watching many moons pass
Just waiting for the sunshine

Now I sleep, hiding beneath the blanket of coming dusk
The sentiment I detain escapes now
I brave the nightfall alone, just me
Descending upon the black ocean
Searching somehow to be free

Now I dream, of a better morrow
The thoughts I gather are shattered now
I wander through a hollow tower
Climbing the steps
My strength diminishing by the hour

Now I return, mending the chain link
But the friends I kept are scattered now
I wander the field alone again
I ask the stars for aid
For this connection, I know I must sustain

I loosen my grip
I've learned to let go
It slowly drifts away
But I've learned to let go
I watch as it leaves my sight
Further and further
I reach for it again
But it's too late
It's gone off
Disappeared in the sky
And I've learned to let go

The purpose
for which they cage the tiger
I know,
To keep it from harming others
But they do not see what it sees,
They, 
Do not know

Blue skies
Heaven's cries
I look into hollow eyes

These are the places that help me see

Past darkened mountains
To shimmering fountains

These are the places I long to be

Through greened groves
Perpetual coves
Into twilight is where I drove

These are the places that set me free

Through a shallow bay
Into the brightest day

These are the places where I will be

Caught between dissenting polarities
Nothing written in clarity
Out of fuel
Out of thoughts
Out of luck

The moment I had slain the demon
That had been staring at me for so long
I regressed into childhood fears
That were all too familiar

I have long been living
In a dark storm of a universe

Sailing on lifeless oceans
Trekking through the motions

No birds to greet me in the sky
Daylight shrinking in the distance

It waves goodbye

And when the starless sky falls down
I try my best not to drown

Just try my best not to drown

Now and again I see her there
Standing past the field

A vacant stare

Wondering  why she's far away
Wondering why she couldn't stay

Take my hand and let's go to the moon

To gaze at the stars we'll be catching soon

To sleep on reality and awake in a dream

As we unwind the universe at the seam

To know that the earth shackles us no longer

As we illuminate that which we ponder

And see the heavens as they pass us by

Tell them that we are not yet ready to die

So we sail to the edges of the darkest nights

And emerge in the presence of a new light

And to know like you there is none

As we stare into the eyes of the sun

Because within this blissful serenity

With you I'd spend an eternity