The golden wings of a bird of prey
Hunting without sound
A pillar resists an ocean's wave
And none dare interfere
The lost corners of the earth
Where no one seems to care
Children that have nowhere to go
And children who are grownups
These laws have me tied down hopelessly
So I'll just hand you this seashell
In hopes that It may go somewhere
My dreams go places that I cannot
They go places I will never get to go
They say that I am disabled
But there is nothing wrong with me
And in the irony of being trapped here
My mind wanders to places beyond here
To wildflowers growing among stony ruins
And how I want to hold them close
To inhale the magic that lays therein
The fallen columns of another time
The temples were humble enough to inspire mercy
And many of the pillars were great
How important the reasons that they were built
And maybe I'm working for the same reasons
Praise of the divine is something I share with those people
And I too look up at the sky
When I'm trapped here for the rest of my mortal life
I wonder if there's more to life than being trapped here
If someone will someday find my legacy
And read with loving eyes
We suffered here, we fought evil things here
And there was the most beautiful love story
I held you for a good part of my life
And I waited for you while I suffered
The colossal people of the world were nothing to me
I shyly lay them down at your feet
In hopes that you would kiss me one more time
The courage was without doubt
And I am still fighting it
Not a day goes by that I can put it down
I'm carrying this burden until I fall into the dust
And when I look up at the stars
I see these spaceships flying around
And that bothers me but not too much
It's a miracle to be alive
In Jesus' Name,
Amen