THE SHADOW

She's always been beside me
Just barely out of sight
Creeping in the corners
To stay untouched by light.

There's a fire deep within me
And she tends to the flame
The shadow of this ancient soul
The face without a name.

She comes up to the surface
In a scowl or in a smile
Then returns back to the darkness
At least for a little while.

PROMISES

You held me close
Then drew a breath
And then you spoke my name,

You made a promise
You couldn't keep
But I guess I did the same.

I can't compete
With the vows or rings
Or memories of before,

I gave you strength
You gave me hope
I shouldn't ask for more.

SUMMER'S SNOW

When holding on means letting go
And summer brings us fields of snow,
When everything we know is right
Must be pushed aside and kept out of sight.
That's what puts my heart in pain,
To see the truth and yet, refrain,
Because life does not make sense sometimes,
And turns righteous cause to petty crimes,
But if you learn to play the game
Life and love become the same.