In her eyes
Apr. 27th, 2008 03:04 amwhen he looked into her eyes
he saw himself
not as he is
but as he was
the image was unbearable.
a life he had lived
a lie he had lived
but what now?
a boy grows into a man
seeks to live the righteous life
how does he correct his mistakes
the lies come
the lies go
there is too much there
to ever come clean
call it an awakening
call it a crisis of faith
there is little difference
there is no redemption
so he looks at her
so he looks through her
the truth he cannot tell her
even if he knew what it was
she would not believe him
so he tells her a story
a story about a boy
a young boy
from a rich and powerful kingdom
this young boy
loved his country
loved his king
and one day
he was called
called to serve his king
called to serve his country
and happily he obeyed.
he served and served well
was rewarded
trusted
on blind faith
he acted
faith in god
faith in king
faith in country
years passed
the boy became a man
and his eyes opened
he saw the truth
he saw the lies
he saw his truth
he saw his lies
and his faith
his faith
was obliterated
days
weeks
months
years
for what purpose?
he saw the truth
and it destroyed him
how many acts of evil
can a man commit
in the service of the greater good?
how many acts of evil
no matter the intention
before one becomes evil
and if one halts
if one ceases in that path
how many acts of evil
can one find redemption for?
the boy became a man
the man opened his eyes
saw truth where there were lies
saw lies where there was truth
but what then?
so now you know.
so now you see.
and what can you do about it?
nothing.
absolutely nothing.
the boy who became a man
realized the error of his ways
but it was too late
to find his way home
he saw himself
not as he is
but as he was
the image was unbearable.
a life he had lived
a lie he had lived
but what now?
a boy grows into a man
seeks to live the righteous life
how does he correct his mistakes
the lies come
the lies go
there is too much there
to ever come clean
call it an awakening
call it a crisis of faith
there is little difference
there is no redemption
so he looks at her
so he looks through her
the truth he cannot tell her
even if he knew what it was
she would not believe him
so he tells her a story
a story about a boy
a young boy
from a rich and powerful kingdom
this young boy
loved his country
loved his king
and one day
he was called
called to serve his king
called to serve his country
and happily he obeyed.
he served and served well
was rewarded
trusted
on blind faith
he acted
faith in god
faith in king
faith in country
years passed
the boy became a man
and his eyes opened
he saw the truth
he saw the lies
he saw his truth
he saw his lies
and his faith
his faith
was obliterated
days
weeks
months
years
for what purpose?
he saw the truth
and it destroyed him
how many acts of evil
can a man commit
in the service of the greater good?
how many acts of evil
no matter the intention
before one becomes evil
and if one halts
if one ceases in that path
how many acts of evil
can one find redemption for?
the boy became a man
the man opened his eyes
saw truth where there were lies
saw lies where there was truth
but what then?
so now you know.
so now you see.
and what can you do about it?
nothing.
absolutely nothing.
the boy who became a man
realized the error of his ways
but it was too late
to find his way home