Sledgehammer Susan

RemainsShe fills up her day
Leaving no moment to waste
Better to move on
Than wallow in placeShe takes in the sun
The promise of April’s sigh
Politely she smiles as
strangers pass her byStreet lamps
Turn to gold
Curtain splits for the show
and no one
can ever see the pain
of what remainsShe sits at a desk
That she keeps bare and plain
doing far more than she should
for what she gets paidShe knows what to say
To the women in the aisles
Telling their tales of
homes filled with childStreet lamps
Turn to gold
Curtain splits for the show
and no one
can ever see the pain
of what remainsShe closes her eyes
the darkness a cavern to climb
all that she yearns for
is hidden from the lightShe touches his brow
Cradles her angel to sleep
A memory holding a candle to
what will never be againStreet lamps
Turn to gold
Curtain splits for the show
and no one
can ever see the pain
of what remains

Soldiers of MisfortuneThe pitter patter of the innocent
Becomes a soldier’s march into despair
Soft eyes filled with morning mist
Quickly turn to stone
In the heat of
Father’s glareA tiny little whisper sets the poison drip
To turn the gentle mind to twist like twine
and soon the truth becomes a lie
the sun becomes a blight
As shown through
Father’s eyesWhen will they know
When will they know
When will they know
PeaceFather gasps the poison air
dying on a bed of silk and stone
the children grown weep at his throne
and with a lash of his venom tongue
the soldiers vow to
march onWhen will they know
When will they know
When will they know
Peace

SoarHopeless, does it seem?
A kite without a wind to blow
A field without a seed to sowHelpless, do you feel?
A song without a symphony
A star without a sky to gleam
And all that’s left is yesterday
Fading to hazeI will see you soar
rising where the eagles ride the wind
I will raise my chin
listen as the angels sing their hymns
I will love you more
Surely as the waves will wash the shore
I will see you soarEmpty, don’t you feel
I will be a hand to hold
The fires warmth
To winters cold
We’ll take this world of earth and clay
And live the dayI will see you soar
rising where the eagles ride the wind
I will raise my chin
listen as the angels sing their hymns
I will love you more
Surely as the waves will wash the shore
I will see you soar