We have endured for so long Together in the heart of inmost turmoil Our hearts crashing into brick walls Too shunned to recoil let alone beat
But we have only had a taste test Of the heartbreak we are yet to face Just a sample of the pain Intensifying every passing day Can we be strong when the time comes?
So many years have passed by Years of walking in the sea of rain and stone WIth minds full of gasoline We cannot hope to survive the overflow of heat
For we have only had a taste test Of the heartbreak we are yet to face Just a sample of the pain Intensifying every passing day Can we stay strong when the time comes?
My tears are too precious to shed In no way can I ever afford to let them fall Into the wrong hands But my heart cannot hold them away for long I fear that I may not awake from the nightmare In the obelisk of glass
As I have only had a taste test Of the heartbreak I am bound to face Just a sample of the pain Intensifying in my lonely wake Must I be strong when the time comes? Must I get strong when the time comes?
Without being too specific, let's just say that things are getting really rough in my current hometown and I'm desperate to secure a new home on the other side of my country as soon as possible.
The lines of this poem were heavily influenced by the lyrics of Kate Bush's "Experiment IV." There is also a small reference to a poem I wrote last year titled "Glass Obelisk."