"Glass"

Reflections through shattered glass...
Searching through broken pieces to find,
Peace for a restless soul,
And somewhere to calm a weary mind...

A double edged sword.
That leaves blood in my hands.
For only when it falls apart,
'Tis then I understand.

When I take it piece by piece,
And lay it all to rest...
I won't put it back together,
For the worst would be my best.

I'd rather leave it broken,
There is beauty in these scars,
For the reflection looking back,
Is no longer behind bars.

Reflections through shattered glass,
The reflection of me...
Torn all into pieces,
So I can finally see...

"Troubled Conscience"

In a secret chamber of my heart....
Where there's no room for a lie.
That is where I'm torn apart,
Left with no alibi...

In that closesly guarded center,
Behind such walls that none can scale,
Where deceit may never enter
And hypocrisy will fail.

There's a truth that's carved in stone,
One that took some time to make.
Monolithic, cold, alone...
And I know it will not break.

Often this truth has brought me to my knees
Where tears say what cannot be spoken
Where a light is shined that I might see
And fix what I have broken...

"The Cure"

Let me be the bandage that will stop all the bleeding...
Let me be the ocean that shall wash away your tears...
Let me be the refuge for all of your dark secrets...
Let me be the voice that can calm all your fears...

Love isn't love that dwells not in darkness
Nor is it love that shares not in ones shame...
Nor could I love, did I not have such sorrow
When in your eyes I see such depths of pain...

"Drifting Away..."

You're drifting so far away
So far out to sea...
If you won't come back for them..
Please, come back for me...
Don't leave me stranded here
With nothing but debris....
Of the person that I once knew
And the remains of such beauty.

You think that your the master
Can't you see you're just the slave
I watch all the ships sailng beside you
Moving towards their watery graves

Such a fate was never meant for you
And I just can't turn and look away
As the clouds gather in the horizon
And the skies turn dark and gray...

Don't you remember...
Or have you erased me from your mind?
As you've gone on your search for sunken treasure
Leaving everything so far behind....

You're a prisoner by your own doing
Bound by chains that you can't see...
You've set your sails on disaster
And packed your bags with misery....

The demons that drove you to her
That sent you so far out to sea...
They make you tell everyone your fine...
But, you know you can't fool me...

When you're lying in a cold sweat
Clutching the pillow beside your bed...
Haunted by dreams of MaryJane...
And a hunger that can't be fed...

The comfort that you're seeking
Leaves you empty and wanting more...
And I could fill that for you...
I'm waiting here at shore.

The sand sticks between my toes
As the water slowly pulls me in
I've been waiting for you so long
Only  the salt covers my skin.

I call your name like a siren,
As the wind turns bitter cold...
I'm waiting just like I said I would
But, there's nothing here to hold.

Places Others Cannot Go

J.M.F.

With everything inside me,
I wish that you could know,
How your words can pierce right through me,
In places others cannot go.

They take me so far down...
To places that I've never been.
And plunge me underneath the surface...
Then bring me back up again.

You've been my greatest joy,
And yet, with you, I've felt such pain.
It seems I always feel the mosts.
When 'ere I speak your name.

Tell me how can it be that,
You know not what you do,
Or the power that you hold...
Because of my love for you.