I Felt the Rain I felt the rain in winter as it slipped down my face And mingled with drops of sorrow that were just as frozen as December You traced their paths with your fingertips I was paled by a frigid dust that sat so softly on my cheeks Never glimmering in light growing more dull as time sank in You quenched the deserts of torrid frost Now I hear words I've heard before nibble soothingly at my ears ever easing and caressing my senses bringing daylight where once was nothing You erased the scars that burned so fiercely A touch is so much more than a word I feel yours You are to me what I could never hope to be for you But I do hope for if I was not allowed hope I'd have only what this is I wanted to be everything she isn't But it still doesn't make me anything she is I felt the rain in winter You traced their paths with your fingertips Blind Angel She sees the dark She sees the light She sees them live She sees them die She sees the air She sees the rose She sees what No one ever shows She sees the earth She sees the sun She sees them walk She sees them run She sees the story Yet untold She sees the wise She sees the bold She cries her tears And sees those too She cries as life Falls lost abused She sees the world She sees it break She sees the chances No one takes She wanders far And goes astray She sees the Innocent dismay She sees the darkness Consume all She sees the world The tears that fall When life is lost There's none to call And gone will be The blind angel Edge How far is too far, how do you know When you have reached the edge? Who'll be there to tell you when and how to Come back away again? When did the sun ever turn its face? When did the sky turn black? When did the world all fall into What it lacks Trees turn to mountains rain to stone Oceans to morning dew Nothing is left; it all slipped away Left me here to renew Somehow I feel there's no where else I'd rather find inside Voices fallen to mist and I cannot hide Run to the earth the moon to yourself Run till the evening dies Fall into the arms of tragedy Your dreams will make you fly Finding the way stopping at the edge Looking to see the ground Finding there's nothing there You turn around New Moments How many times has it entered my mind How many questions could one person have There's never been a complaint to make No reason to wonder why But finally, after this many years There's got to be something better than this day and this moment Isn't there somewhere else waiting Maybe not Neverland or Wonderland I don't need a fairy tale I don't need nursery rhymes I need a dream come true I want to run away Find another moment in some other day Fall into the sky for once Instead of touching my feet to pain I want to walk upon the clouds Their surfaces are softer than this earth's Fall away to memory Or sit there just existing Why must I always be something Why can't I just live for once Why can't people try for once To look at life from elsewhere You never know how much you have Until someone else shows you But even then most don't see They won't They can't So they don't Why must I always feel obligated To make the angry smile If I could I'd take everyone's suffering And suffer it myself So I wouldn't have to suffer Seeing the pain on their faces I want to give them better moments in some other day I don't need someplace else I need this place to change Sapphire There once was a woman With these eyes of mine Beauty she always knew But no reason to rhyme She stood at her doorway Catching clouds in her hand Province slipped away Melting to grains of sand Tide brush upon her skin Soothing her like their lies Always is watching waves With her sapphire eyes Sea's breath moves across her face Staring close to her cheek Then suddenly it vanishes With nothing more to seek She moves past the water's edge Stops when its to her waist Says nothing to the seagulls There's no reading her face She looks at the water She finds life lies below No more than what was expected Just pale sapphire snow Eyes of smooth sapphire Never reaching the air Discovering emptiness She never could dare Beauty she always knew With these eyes of mine There's no truth in the sea There is only time What Lies Below Can you believe that yesterday She was smiling and laughing about everything Isn't it so unreal How quickly time changes how you feel She wanders day by day Never looking at her own face There's something she doesn't want to see Something that keeps her from being free There's broken glass on the floor She's standing by the window Not thinking she should jump out Just screaming "What's this life about?" Did anyone hear her cries? Did anyone see part of her die? Did anyone feel the tears that rained? Or did you let them just slip away? She's still by that window Curious about what lies below But then she turns her back She knows there's nothing out there she lacks Did anyone see her turn away? Did anyone see the look on her face? Did anyone even notice that window? Or were you too obsessed with what lies below? Carpe Noctem Rays of black drip into place Lining every pale-skinned face Eyes of coal seduce your mind Carpe noctem; abandon the light Veil of crimson cover sun Starless night invades minds of some Hear the knock on your window? Its someone you don't want to know There's no point in screaming now You can't even remember how When there's no will left to fight Carpe noctem; abandon the light Silence shears like broken glass Moonless night gave you a mask Thirst for liquid life prevails Lifeless beasts have left a trail Barely footfalls through the black Creeping closely upon her back Just one whisper 'fore taken sight Carpe noctem; abandon the light Ruthless passion given to sin Deadly game played upon her neck There's new silence, another child of fright Carpe noctem; abandon the light Demon Tears Flames of sin slip through his fingers Falling to oblivion in the air Softly did never touch the eyes Of a tomorrow detached from care Hell broke through the giving light Quickly depicting the verge of pain Venom fell into seas of blood Singeing all loss before gain Iron walls fell around a heart Imprisoning sight from precious minds Serpent of hell cast in dying glory One second before it materialized Burning eyes forever open Glaring upon the wounded ember Whispered omen of fights yet undeclared Vanquishing all frosted Decembers Prisoner of the ancient stone Bleeds for tomorrow's addictions Flames dance upon his scarred face Screaming for deepened confliction Gates of Hell barring time from life Causing doubt what once was sure Crimson doorway crowded with fire Only those locked in glass to endure Good Night, Broken Home Good night, moon Good night, stars Good night, all the police cars Good night, bed Good night, chair Good night, my ripped teddy bear Good night, sirens Good night, screams Good night, mommy's broken dreams Good night, death Good night, fan Good night, Dad's empty beer cans Good night, lights Good night, pain Good night, crackheads down the lane Good night, door Good night, roach Good night, big brother's ghost Good night, tears Good night, scars Good night, teens playing in their cars Good night, hate Good night, greed It is time I went to sleep Little Sister Do you think that you could ever Turn your head To try and see that there's a meadow Full of dead Thoughts and memories you twisted Into pure black Do you think that if you saw her You'd be proud To see the wreck that lay before you Torn and drowned Would you brag to all the demons Who turned their backs Don't you know that this is Someone's little sister Can't you see that there are People who will miss her Can't you feel their gazes Burning into your soul Don't you know that you have Destroyed someone's mother Don't you eel the vengeful hate Of this girl's brother Can't you feel their tears have Burned your heart full of holes Don't you see that you have Killed my little sister Don't you know that I can't Tell her that I'll miss her Don't you see that you have Not only taken one life Shattered dreams with your knife Drowned a family with strife You've killed me Page 1 All images, text, layouts, etc. are Copyright � 2002 Stephanie Oblander [[email protected]] All reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the owner. |