Please let this
little lullaby
get you by
tonight.

The stars still shine
but behind your
blackened eyes
and bruised skin
I can see
my spirit's kin,
secret shadow
still weeping.

More than words,
no less than
actions
are needed to restore
all that was lost
but somethings
can never
be recovered
anymore.

I'll say goodbye,
take this life,
and let it slide
like the gambler
that I am.
I'll roll the dice
and let ride.