Eyes as Dark as Coals 

When I think of you and I

I often stop to wonder why

Funny how opportunities crawl or sneak by

Like the denial of the those tears we cry,

Telling ourselves there are new chances just around the bend

That our hearts will soon be on the mend

Just have to latch onto the latest trend

Hoping someone will hear these signals I send!

In the great scheme of things not necessarily so

Evil are those forgotten memories that flow

Broken hearts that never seem to grow

Discerning the fragmented past from Dead Sea Scrolls,

Everyday living takes its toll

So many have already lost their souls

As if they were devoured by black holes

Some of them with eyes as dark as coals,

“Didn’t know what I was getting into,”

That famous excuse for having no clue

The illusions we are forced to see through

Dear Lord I wish I knew,

Is everyone really that expendable?

Whatever happened to just being dependable?

Thankful I had a mother and father who were unbendable

These days hard to find anyone who is credible,

I’m just now on target and moving into range

The world around me has gotten a little strange

Who wouldn’t agree the world needs to be rearranged?

It’s quite a thing when you’ve been estranged,

I can remember a time when things were clearer

When everyone wasn’t busy looking in the mirror

Today there’s this sense that the end is getting nearer

There are those unreasonable expectations I can’t deliver,

Wish I could believe what I hear today

With all their intentional lies I don’t know what to say

Salvation seems so far away

I’ll never again beg anyone to stay,

Surrounded by hostile minds

Easily leaving us behind

There’s no mercy in their eyes you might find

Where are the wheels of justice that slowly grind?