The Starry Skies

 I float Remain afloat Rowing my little ferry I travel on The horizon beyond The sun sets in the water The lake the river pours into A part of it's blood I see people on either side I see them moving, living I see them breathing, happy and sad Alive, is the word I'm searching for While I remain alone in my ferry Riverbound Sometimes they wave for me Or at me Sometimes they smile Sometimes they frown Always I'm there for them Just right around They set foot within We talk as I row Sometimes they row with me Sometimes they lay down Stare at the stars above Sometimes they sit Stare at the murky waters below I take them to where it clears up We arrive Well, they do I move back to the river Sometimes I reach where it meets the sea Sometimes I reach where it begins Up & down I go To each side I always row They all get on and off They reach their new homes Within the upcoming chapters in their lives On new lands Yet I remain here In my ferry, alone Riverbound At night I stare ...

  Oh I know not If the skies listen Or even hear My dear, my dear Trust in the spirits They'll deliver your messages to me I do not believe I haven't in years I've lost all that I once knew A darkened, stricken ray Turning the light above askew I am blind I cannot see I am shackled I'm not free My shackles lie deep Their foundation within my heartstrings If I try to move I tug on them If I try to break I'll tear them apart Is it protection That my armour provides Or is it a prison In which I reside I once believed in a force oh so mighty Now I can't see the light above I once believed I could never love Yet within me, a fire burns bright That guides my blind eyes Away from the rays of sunlight Into a direction Distinction unseen Just like my will to be But I will set my soul ablaze If that's truly what it takes I'll do it I'll do even more I'll sacrifice all that I can to make sure That my messages reach the skies above I 'll break myself apa...