I was crowded in the corner at the farthest end of far,
Caging in memories of a future past the bars-N

the road that brought you here is dragging you back,
the light you thought was near is fading to black-N

Was it paradise lost or paradise found
did you buy safety with 6 feet of ground
tipping eyes with false impressions
wearing faces with borrowed expressions
the road that brought you here is dragging you back,
the light you thought was near is fading to black-N

the nectar that nurtures burns to poison,
the sweeping silence of laughter forgotten,
the soaring spirit returns as stone,
the things you loved you left alone-N

you catch it in your hand and watch it expire,
barbwires in the sand, the blackness of fire,
careful what you put in your head, the mirror said,
it will stay with you forever, even after you're dead,
you'll forget what you need to remember,
but you'll remember what you need to forget-N

what blink of an eye, whose tear, whose stare
what fork on which road is taking you where? -N

you laughed you are so clever
you are a walker on the waves
but your eyes are searching inwards
seeking shadows in light caves
you see queens give birth to lizards
your gods give birth to slaves-N