Life’s a knife of cruelest steel,
In a breath your soul can reel.
Feel your blade molest the flesh,
Inside love and hatred mesh.
Light is fragile, hope is frail,
Wield them strong, and you won’t fail.
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Ballad of Hope and Light
(Born to Take a Life)
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Brought into this cold/cruel world,
You watched as luscious life unfurled.
Perfection set in naive eyes,
Unfamiliar yet to lies.
You walked unknowing into light,
Your hope just starting to take flight.
Set hope a flame and watch it burn,
We live to feel, and teach and learn.
Grown accustomed now to fate,
But pain has yet your heart to take.
Your world is dealt a vengeful blow,
Watch as the cracks across it flow.
Still seeing through the shattered light,
They won’t steal your hope tonight.
We may not know where these paths go,
Only God can ever show.
As your world’s twisted and takes a bend,
Lost ones on high their brightness lend.
Your still here to fight fates grim,
Your not alone, soar on a whim.
Let those around you give you light,
They share your hope for what is right.
It’s not your job to punish sin,
Else you find self and devil kin.
Thrown repute that you don’t need,
Your cries for freedom go unheed.
Yet you still take up the sword,
To give righteousness new chord.
So stand up and seek the light,
Your hope here can gain new height.
Take what life thrusts you in stride,
Do your best, enjoy the ride.
Lost in never ending nightmare,
Even though your friends are still there.
Learn to fight against the dread,
Avenge those who you love are dead.
So keep running towards the light,
Your hope is fading with the might.
Corridors of life have doors,
Make your choice your fate is yours.
Even though you’ve lost it all,
The worst blow has still yet to fall.
So stand up straight,
It’s not too late.
Though you’ve lost the last of light,
Your hope for others won’t be smite.
Let your soul take up the fight,
Now surrender to the light.
We are come to leave our mark,
Though yours will truly stand out stark.
While some are born without a strife,
You were born to take a life.
Just can’t seem to find the light,
Let your pain end here tonight.
fin