do you know what it's like to lose?

lose something so fragile and dear?

i'm not pointing a finger to accuse 

so, please, let go of your fear

I lost a childhood

seventeen years

i struggled to find manhood

still searching for what i lost

so fragile and so dear

i tried so hard to get free

my hate and anger only drew me closer

with my bitterness i was becoming you

separate, but a haunted heart inside me

my soul fell a little lower

I see your misery

I see your loneliness 

you still ignore my every plea

and now it's my time to leave the abyss 

Speak the truth and say goodbye

that is all i can do

you are people of the lie

i don't hate you; i don't

I pray you find the light of something true

Regardless of theology

i hope this is something i'll witness:

a touch on the face speaking words of an apology 

on the wonderful distant shores

where there is no hate, no fear, and sickness.