Ever been taken along
To the party, for granted?
Denied but taken along
Denied but shown care
Denied but given a share
A deathly thrill
That kind of divide
A sick, intriguing ride
Tears you into two halves
That don\'t even fit together
Anymore.
I see the plants I cut
Growing roots
Under water, trying
Under water, Pushing life forward
Under water, blessed
Life is beautiful and honest
And I wonder how predatory
And dark, the people who drain
The life force out of us can
Possibly be.
As I sit here
In two halves
Looking at the vital roots
Looking at the sunshine
Looking at the day\'s glory
For the misfits of my being
Shrapnel...of what I lost
To align my broken edges again
For a harmony I never knew
Existed here.
-Al