The light decays
Maybe my soul has had its day
And there’s a long dark night to face
I’ll watch the skies on each horizon
I will not pray
Or pretend angels guide my way
Or that they watch me with dismay
Every time I go astray
All hours wound; the last one kills
By night, the sun stays still - I turn away
The light decays
Maybe my heart will waste away
You know what they say –
‘If you don’t use it, you will lose it’
I go for days
Without a beat of joy or pain
Just a feeble pulse remains
Dragged around its old terrain
It’s loud and clear, invite and threat
‘Come quietly, let me have my way’
The light decays
Maybe I heard my spirit break
By design or by mistake
If I can’t fix her, I won’t miss her
And some would say
I never used her anyway
She was neither strong nor brave
And never kept the dark at bay
All hours wound; the last one kills
And just when all seems still, life flows away
Maybe my mind’s seen better days
After all the tricks it’s played
It’s what I’m made of I’m afraid of