Autumn moves fast through the tunnel of love Push from the top; bottom falls from above The dangling leaves are flexing about Dreaming of hope is a nightmarish shout
Cackle of ghouls; a shivering spine And all that is due will be due in due time Whispering wind softly kisses my cheek Lifetime of searching; know not what I seek
Darkness emerges; light fading away Tried to hold on but no one can stay Feeling alive only once I am dead Listen but don't hear a word that is said
The roar of a flame, the warmth of the light Fireball streaks interrupting the night From ashes we rose; to dust we return Heart made of ice will not sooth whatโs been burned
Holding my breath and not rising for air Promise to no one the nothing I share Hugging and squeezing a cuddly toy Faded reminder when I was a boy
Roar of a racing car traveling fast Linear stories that live in the past An afternoon stroll through the paths in the woods It wasn't enough when itโs all that I could
Didn't regret not regretting a thing Perfectly still while I sit on the swing Lazy and careless; the problem I tackle Forever I'm chained without any shackles
Future and past presently now amuck A free man who's also imprisoned and stuck Roaring, the waves speaking softly to me Shouting a message using secrecy
Cackling rooster call to end the day Become an adult but your parents can't stay The ending's begun and beginning ends near Enveloped in fog; then it all became clear
Through stutter and stammer, I clearlyย can speak The worldโs strongest man; I am fearful and weak Worldly observer, I travel through life Don't leave my house; alone with no wife
A peacock, with confidence strutting my stuff I have had my fill but not yet had enough Nothing I fear but much fear have for it Blowing out candles that never were lit
Bellowing cheers of "hip-hip hooray!" Round of applauds for those who've died today Subtle blow from a blatant attack A gift you are given; already took back
Slapped with audacity right in the face Composed with the utmost politeness and grace Without allergy, still my body reacts While calmly I sit through a panic attack
Telling a lie 'til it becomes truth Speaking with stature his words are uncouth Deafening silence rang shots from the gun Finished a race that has not yet begun
The Golden Rule encased in rust I did what was needed but not what I must Can be anything but yet nothing you are Traveling often but didn't go far
Properly set for no expectations Biased perception began at creation Feet on the ground and head in the clouds Displayed and *****; exposed in my shroud