what were my departing words?
in which voice did i finally say goodbye?
with the rage of the forsaken
or the sorrow of a broken idol
with the dread of the condemned
or the pity of a deluded mind
with the wit of a clever fool
or the passion of the rebel soul
all and nothing
none and every
we are one
and with one voice
i called the heavens down to me
as a blizzard of blackened embers
i saw them as raining gemstones
with a hallucination's smile
it was a lie, but it was my lie
god, i see you changing
slipping out of sight again
shifting into shadow
distant and always running away
hiding from the ones who love you
evolving ri