Puppet-Master

by Myself
to a puppet-master
that I once knew
04~26-2010


Once again you set the stage
Take your place behind the curtain
Pre-rehearsed script, page for page
Of an ending you've made certain

Tugging all the strings
Changing scenes as you see fit
Savoring what applause brings
And reveling in it

Lights, camera, action
You molded the cast and lines
Zero tolerance for any infraction
Shocking what acting belies

Your feigned ignorance
Proof of your denial
Orchestrated song and dance
Integrity on trial

Curtain falls mid-scene
Lights fade in the silence
No security improv brings
No audience to even notice

No one left but the Puppet-master, all alone
Sad, twisted, and mourning dulusions
Reality stares beyond the masks once worn
Leaving the end credits conclusive

Ghosts

By Myself
06~26~2006

There are ghosts, cant you see them
Floating through the shadows of your mind
And a loss, a nameless Unforgiven
And a sanctuary you will never find

Chorus:
It's the ghosts of whom you used to be
And the girl who never was
Now in darkness can you finally see
Truth is stronger than blood?

Where once tears lay
now a weapon in her hands
In places ghosts have strayed
She will make a final stand

~Chorus~

A destiny forgotten
Ghosts of the past keep rising
A need unrelenting
A battle worth fighting

Little girl hopes crushed in the pain
So be it, that girl died alongside
But the ghosts still remain
And your guilt eats you alive

~Chorus~

Spoken: You see them from the corner of your eye
Feel them all around you
You cant escape your crimes
They're coming for you

Sung: It's the ghosts of whom they used to be
And the reality of what they've become
Your sin, your shame, your fault-- and you can't see
Ghosts of the past will haunt you down

~Chorus~

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Dagger Rose

By myself
~some time ago~
Edited 4~25~10


Water on stone
And hope lies dying
Proof of forever alone
And hope never rising

A soul caught adrift
And destiny clouded
Old wounds bleed afresh
In mystery shrouded

Innocence murdered
Bloodstained be the roses
A silence tethered
A timespace frozen

A dagger's blade felt and not to be seen
Buried to the hilt
Scars the vertebrae between
Fingerprints on the handle bear no sign of guilt


Like Andromeda mourning her chains
Yet loathing the monster in wait
A kingdom's claim
Equals a ruined fate

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