Survivor

Survivor

My eyes sigh from the pain of a void deep within

And the emptiness felt as a result of the sin

And the wrinkles and lines that caress my worn face

Tell of tragic events, and of a forgotten grace

My leathery hands relate tales of their own

And my ancient attire, of a generation out grown

My shoulders are stooped I lack the strength to move on

I cannot step forward for the light is now gone

My vision is blurring I’m starting to cry

I lie in my bed I am waiting to die

I’m surrounded by vultures, they are laying in wait

They’re filled with conviction that I’ll fall for the bait

I have one last defense I clutch close to my heart

For without it those vultures will tear me apart

A chill filled with fear runs down my spine

I’m engulfed by the darkness like a bottomless mine

The horizons are narrow I now see the end

For there are some things in life that time just can’t mend

I’m pursed by a past that won’t go away

As it’s shadowy tendrils start to hold sway

And like ghosts of the night that don’t disappear

The visions of pain start to draw near

And as the skeletons rise from their graves in the ground

I pity the ones that made the wrong sound

And as an icy cold takes hold of my chest

I must tell myself G-d does only what’s best