ONE MASK GONE...               95




The looking glass was broken I was waiting for my word
Raved past every warning sign, completely undeterred
Just a little madness away from disintegration
Poisoned by my anger, where before had been frustration

When all the plans for any future, become a dumb mistake
It leaves a clear decision then-the last a man can make
And I touched on this so many times
I welcomed a holiday from my mind

Now I don't care to think about the years I sang in tongues
I can barely recall now, ever being young

All those tiny useless things I used to let defeat
The sarcasm and empty eyes I met on every street
Surrounded by these images, consciousness can't explain
Throwing friends into deep ends, calling  "Swim until you're sane!"

So arrived the lines at last that I almost forgot
Fixed beneath the burning lights where I lost the plot
Kneeling down to beg and pray, determined came the vow
"There is no way that I will live the way that I am now"

The looking glass was broken, I still waited on my word
Pain leaked out in every tear and voices overheard
Followed by the questions-have I done the best I can?
And each new day arrives to lift the mask behind the man

Water runs now, first time to cry for years
And through the ice around the stone
A little blood appears...