Serious Today...

As the fire inside me burns out, and then begins to die,
Weeping eyes surround me, askin You the question why!
Look at them they weep and sob, their tears upon my grave
And as they speak of me fondly, they call me loving and brave

My ears are failing me now, the voices come from afar
And my mind wanders into a delusion, my rationale losing power
I dream of happier times now, of no anger and no scorn
Of this delusion grippin me now, i am but a helpless pawn

"The lights mom" i cry out, "what or who is turning them dim?"
"You are closing your eyes on me son, u are going back to Him..
And the dreams you see beseech you, all joy soon at your feet"
And saying this she cries out, a heart wrenching weep

A lump in my throat i realize, i wanted to call out a name
But the demons of death are brutes, impossible are they to tame
As my eyes start closing slowly, my heart begins to cry
"Oh dear friend, where are you? I haven't said good-bye!"

My eyes, now dead, are closed... the voices no more there
Just a deafening silence surrounds me, and darkness everywhere
I pray to Thee forgive me, as my soul begins to rise
I see them all again now, n i see my own shut eyes..

From parents who have lost a son, their little bundle of joy
To an uncle who once gave his nephew, his favorite little toy
A friend, who was always more than that, weeps on my body there
And a few flock to show grief, when they really dont even care.