Others hang like portraits
No dimension no dominion

The river stained orange
Lips stained red
Both tainted by sin

Light cascades
Sullen and pink over the treetops
Unaware of its beauty

Cargo ships steaming past
Breathless. Conductors weightless
Unaware of their freedom

The river stained orange
Gun stained red
Both tainted by sin

It smells of honeysuckle and rain
Strangers voices carry across the lake
Nothing like when you were here
It is warm and                          It was frozen,
Filled with a buzz                      silent              
Tears cascade down my face
For I miss you
And a heart holding loss so dear
Is sure to lose its wits

Your lips are so sweet
And so quickly tinged by smoke.
I prefer your kiss without
But it's not my choice, I know.
So keep yours lips sweet. I've always had a tooth for it.

I want the delicate intricacies of verse and virtue.
I'll settle for a mess spilled over messages
To understand the interweaving moments in your mind.
I've always needed to understand - had a need to.
I want to fully engross myself in you.

"I'm a free man now. I'm about to cry"
You dropped your life. All the habits you've had
Since you were a child. Danger no longer follows
You around. You keep that gun in your car despite.
Say that you're just trying to keep everyone safe,
Keep me safe. I'll never know what your life was like.
I'll never know what it's like to become free. My life
Has been safe and calm and cared for. I have always
Been protected. I long for the danger and the trials,
The misguided paths leading down long lonely roads.
I would rather be in danger, suffer abuse. This life is
Stale and I want to get out. I want to be in danger.
I want to know what it feels like to become free.

The gods had ambrosia dripping from their lips
The drinks and the drugs are as close as I can get