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MayDay
In this absence
I linger
Swaddled in the shadow
My life slipping through fingers
Restrained
A piece of paper contained
My shackles
I can hear the demons
Coming forth
Echoing cackles
A stranger measuring my worth
Valiantly staying the course
Mayday
mayday
I’m going under
Frantically searching for a beacon
Straining
For that which I’ve been seeking
Waves crashing over the side
Washing away my hope
Cannot differentiate between
The waves and my tears I’ve tried to hide
Suffered so long I don’t know how to cope
Clinging to the last strands
Of this frayed rope
The memory of innocent laughter
The brush of a tiny hand
The only thing holding up
This empty soul
The crash of a gavel
Causing the darkness to unravel
The waves to recede
Light saturates every fiber of my being
I can’t believe what I’m seeing
My babies rushing forth
A stranger measured my worth
returned my world
Embracing their warmth
Feeling the tears course
Love is such
A powerful force
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I linger
Swaddled in the shadow
My life slipping through fingers
Restrained
A piece of paper contained
My shackles
I can hear the demons
Coming forth
Echoing cackles
A stranger measuring my worth
Valiantly staying the course
Mayday
mayday
I’m going under
Frantically searching for a beacon
Straining
For that which I’ve been seeking
Waves crashing over the side
Washing away my hope
Cannot differentiate between
The waves and my tears I’ve tried to hide
Suffered so long I don’t know how to cope
Clinging to the last strands
Of this frayed rope
The memory of innocent laughter
The brush of a tiny hand
The only thing holding up
This empty soul
The crash of a gavel
Causing the darkness to unravel
The waves to recede
Light saturates every fiber of my being
I can’t believe what I’m seeing
My babies rushing forth
A stranger measured my worth
returned my world
Embracing their warmth
Feeling the tears course
Love is such
A powerful force
© All Rights Reserved
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