As my soul weeps

and yes, he was my father
in ev'ry sense of the word
I his promise to the world
he meant to keep

and when I fell in the face
of my future he raised me
up unto my feet so I could
live the life meant to be

and when he fell I raised
him up as well as I could
but in the end his life was
no longer meant to be

and yes, his souls's still
in me the one I couldn't
keep sometimes I can hear
him speak as my soul weeps

(c) JR. 2018

A word

I'm in a black sea
motionless, in need
not a word, not a line
was sent to me

living in the shadow
I wonder, what chose me
to live this life given to me

I'm down on my feet
looking for resources
to get away, from the pain

running behind me
I can't believe
I'm in a black sea

motionless, in need
with not a line a word
sent to me

(c) JR.