Die In Fear

It don’t take much if you really wanna try Have you ever seen another die Can you see their pain and not turn away Screaming they want to live another day As the tears pour from the bloody face As their heart slows yours begins to race Don’t bother if it just too much Watching life fall from a tight clutch For every bruise made by those who lied Can be seen as the case is tried Why forbid what people bring on themselves And keep the cure on the highest of shelves Have you known someone take their life Calling out to end all the strife I saw him scream as the knife seared through Such a sickening thing to have to do Clawing the skin from the eyes to the mouth Making blood mix with tears to travel south Cry if you can but more do choke Words can be found hard to invoke If you can make sense of what I saw You will know how the time comes for more For every bruise made by those who lied Can be seen as the case is tried Why forbid what people bring on themselves And keep the cure on the highest of shelves Have you known someone take their life Calling out to end all the strife Do people realise they should hold onto their life As many slice it away with the poisoned knife Why as they lay there on the black bed Do they scream they would have done this instead But now they can see that no one cares You’ll all be gone soon unawares Waste the last breath by screaming Like they think life can be redeeming Copyright Lora Edmonds 2005