04-29-2015, 12:44 AM
< steps >
the 1st step
has a foolish foot
that's busy
counting feet
the 2nd step
is missing
is it you that
pressed 'delete'?
the 3rd step's
made of promises
that might lead
you astray
the 4th step's
prone to listening
be careful
what you say
the 5th step
is a turquoise blue
within
a silver frame
the 6th step's
filled with fury
never let it
know your name
the 7th step
is sleeping
you should never
wake it up
the 8th step's
busy dreaming
what you'll dream
when you wake up
the 9th step
sits in waiting
to confuse that
foolish foot
the 10th step
has a chimney elf
gray ashes
and black soot
the 11th
has an elephant
that's riding
on a horse
the 12th step
is a river
with salvation
as its source
the 13th step
is silent
meditating
on your fate
the 14th
begs for mercy
i'm afraid he'll
have to wait
the 15th
is a golden flame
just watch the
martyrs burn
the 16th's
lost in sorrow
with no prospect
of return
the 17th
is rusted steel
that's well
beyond repair
the 18th
speaks salvation
there's no cure
for its despair
the 19th
is a mirror
is that you
with silver hair?
the 20th's
a fantasy
it really
isn't there
- - -
the 1st step
has a foolish foot
that's busy
counting feet
the 2nd step
is missing
is it you that
pressed 'delete'?
the 3rd step's
made of promises
that might lead
you astray
the 4th step's
prone to listening
be careful
what you say
the 5th step
is a turquoise blue
within
a silver frame
the 6th step's
filled with fury
never let it
know your name
the 7th step
is sleeping
you should never
wake it up
the 8th step's
busy dreaming
what you'll dream
when you wake up
the 9th step
sits in waiting
to confuse that
foolish foot
the 10th step
has a chimney elf
gray ashes
and black soot
the 11th
has an elephant
that's riding
on a horse
the 12th step
is a river
with salvation
as its source
the 13th step
is silent
meditating
on your fate
the 14th
begs for mercy
i'm afraid he'll
have to wait
the 15th
is a golden flame
just watch the
martyrs burn
the 16th's
lost in sorrow
with no prospect
of return
the 17th
is rusted steel
that's well
beyond repair
the 18th
speaks salvation
there's no cure
for its despair
the 19th
is a mirror
is that you
with silver hair?
the 20th's
a fantasy
it really
isn't there
- - -
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions