XX. The Aeon

All the songs have been sung
And the poems are written
Nothing new in the Sun
And no roads left unbeaten
Still I can't hold still
And the wells they are swelling to spill
Truth that's hidden in rhymes
Flowing onward to river of time

Birds have sailed through the sky
Casting gazes at mankind
Full of craving to fly
With their bodies and their minds
Never knowing where
Is it what they call freedom? To fare
Past the Sea of Despair,
Lake of Lies, just suspended in air

I have seen in your eyes
Fire of answers unspoken
Depth of downs, height of highs
Pain of heart that was broken
You just left
That's opposing to "right", you see
How cruel life can be
Taking what once was yours is still theft

Never fight for a cause
You don't fully support
You can't put life on pause
You can't mend what was hurt
Never wage wrong wars
But once in give it all
See the deeds, not the scores
Even winged we still fall

October 19, 2023