Darkness Revealed

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

 

Darkness at the break of noon

Shadows even the silver spoon

The handmade blade, the child's balloon

Eclipses both the sun and moon

To understand you know too soon

There is no sense in trying.

Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn

Suicide remarks are torn

From the fool's gold mouthpiece

The hollow horn plays wasted words

Proves to warn

That he not busy being born

Is busy dying.

Temptation's page flies out the door

You follow, find yourself at war

Watch waterfalls of pity roar

You feel to moan but unlike before

You discover

That you'd just be

One more person crying.

So don't fear if you hear

A foreign sound to your ear

It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing.

 

This series was inspired by Stephanie's recent posting, "Darkness Revealed". This Painting of the same title was painted the day she posted her photo and expose' on bipolar disease. www.flickr.com/photos/seamesse/2853367117/

 

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