Black Eyed Angel

 

 

Black eyed angel
Crying shiny crystal tears
Long buried sorrows
Pouring out through sobbing heaves

I called upon you yesterday
Just to say I know your pain
But hiding in the shadows you remain
Chanting
The sadness 
Will never
End

I remember how much joy we used to share
But then you turned from me and pretended not to care
When my own tears fell hard on my bare hands

I know how much you like to hide
Deep inside
These twisted lies you keep

We keep

Stop, stop crying
Stop flying high and lying
Stop trying to get by
Just admit to me
That you and I are one and the same

There’s a part of me that wishes I were angelic
That my compassion and empathy were somehow divine
But then the sadness takes control
And I wonder if it’s not some kind of balance
Or maybe a punishment for some wrong I've done
But I’m crazy anyway
So what’s it matter
My degree of sanity?

Dreams fade
Hurts decay
Learning to just maintain

Black eyed angel
Please remember me
In the heart of darkness
I will remain
Until you have the strength to set me free. 

By Amanda M. Burns

© Amanda Saylor nee Burns. All rights reserved,