• A Failure Is Me
    Fingers pounding on pitch black keys
    Thoughts that race through timeless hopes
    No one knows that I'm a sin, just like you
    I"m the infection that spreads through hearts
    The demon that lurks in shadowed minds
    Everything you thought you could never be

    I am selfish, I know no pain, but I know past
    That set the world ablaze
    Yet I do nothing, I wait for god to catch me
    To tell me I am special, that I am sweet
    He won't run when my soul retreats
    But will I, A coward with no name?

    I see colors, glances of worlds
    I seek something that millions have
    Empty stomachs and shattered dreams
    Tear stained faces on ebony cheeks
    I notice little in passing days
    Can you see me, A painted scream?

    I have colors, brilliant shades
    Red, white, blue across my frame
    I know choices, but no regrets
    My eyes are blinded by lust and greed
    Whispers spoken, innocent talk
    Ignorance is bliss before I speak

    So hear my calling, see my plea
    These are feelings, truth and lies
    Moments captured, lies unseen
    I know nothing but one thing
    I am hollow, void of hate
    My reality is their dream
    My pain is their reality
    A failure is me

    Copyright 2008 by Molli Courtney