To Oblivion......
Night RoadAll along......
I was falling in my mind
Down staircases that wind
Off the road of the blind
On failing crimson wings
Flailing broken in the wind
I cough, gasp......
My blood is writhing with death
A reaping scythe across my breath
I cannot fight the enemy that is within
The red ants eating me away insideout
A seething hive filling holes that were my eyes
Mandibles closing, melding into dispassion
The devil's fancy courtroom mask
I wear......
My father's once honored face
Smudged away; leaving only a blank surface
Faded lines I can no longer remember
My eyes are the color of blood
They cry the tears of a clown
My hair is silver before its time
This is for those who failed their fathers
For those who tried but can walk no further
As the miles have begun to stretch longer
For my beloved......
Though you are there without me
Shed no tears in Heaven
May that I still hear your sweet singing
Along the paths of perdition
When I smell the roses upon the headstones
May I think about the scarlet of your hair
And be happy wherever I be
On the morrow, I will face the last stairway
Kiss my children good bye for me, merci.
