still friends

the wound in my soul
is the sting of a lie
and a hundred transgressions
that won't ever die

I choke on my tears
see my world turn to dust
and nothing has meaning
now who can I trust

a life bond so fragile
now broken once more
a wail in my spirit
like never before

"all that's in the past
just put it away"
how it seems that the past
will still poison today

I rejoice in your freedom
I'll still be a friend
but I'm broken in pieces
that no one can mend

how my heart aches
for love that can heal
how can I silence
the pain that I feel

oh fallen creation
of paradise lost
see an innocent man
who hangs from a cross

can you see how he suffers
our hearts bleed in time
what was my error
what was His crime

no comfort is found
in lover or friend
so I wade through the darkness
awaiting the end

Copyright 2008 M Williams, 3/25/94