Who We Say We Are
You assumed I was not who I portrayed myself to be
Though falsifying myself is not a trait that I possess
Of all the reasons to deny me from which you had to choose
This is the one that sits above the rest?
Respectfully, I disagree, upon an educated opinion
That you have simply chosen to not break tradition
Refusing to step into the realm of the unknown
Moving ahead of what your very past has shown
To be an ever-repeating sequence of events
Where time after time you are subdued by your fears
Left only to drown in your rising flood of tears
A common ground so prevelant it has become modern lore
To witness the effects of the pain that bore
Itself deep inside your mind
Now escaping through your eyes
Tears saying more than words ever could
Clearly being heard above your cries
That your wishes be heard, demanding respect
Not to be confused with your utter regret
For all you have refused to try
Based solely on your bloated pride
Masking what it is you truly desire to be
All that you've aspired to be
Here now with every trembling breath you take
A revelation occurs, making its presence felt
As you now know I was only there to help
It was you who falsified your intentions to fit your needs
Your life cracks and falls around you, as you're seen
Reaching out for my loving hand
Reaching for one last chance to stand today
Reaching for the very hand you shunned away
Extended, you grasp only the emptyness of the dark
Emptyness that has become as real to you
As the space you left within my heart
Falling, your life now fades as fast as ever
To live, you know your pride must be severed
Will you have the strength to deny yourself this hollow death,
And grant yourself the chance to take another breath?
The decision is yours, wrong or right
Suddenly, my image appears
Possibly your final sight?
My hand, now the one extended
Reaches out with a message to be embedded
"Here is your one and final chance to stand
I'm offering you my forever loving hand
To save you from this eternal fall
Proving my love for you will conquer all"
Accept, or Deny.
Live, or Die.
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