secrets

secrets

it's six o'clock and the clock won't stop
so neither will i
i'll save my sleeping for another time
i've been waiting awake since yesterday sometime
listening to the clock tick
no i don't want to miss another sunrise

but no one's waiting for me anyway
no one's answering the prayers i've prayed
no one's holding my head
there's work to be done
there's mouths to be fed

"i'll be home soon..." is all she said

i touch my face
on my face i taste the salt of my tears
i can't erase the last sixteen years
i've been staring in space since yesterday
now i'm listening to the wind
blow secrets no one else knows
the secrets are mine

but no one's waiting for me anyway
no one's answering the prayers i've prayed
and i'm so easily led
i'm wasting my time
i'm losing my head

"i'll be home soon..." is all she said

the secrets i have for her
now i can never tell

upon the wind i send my farewell

~jay morgans