I met a dying
stranger
Someone who caught my
eye
With wounds the naked
eye can’t see
Too far gone to cry
And as I fumbled for
the words
To let him know I
cared
He laid my heart wide
open
With the few words
that he shared
He said “I’d love to sit
and talk with you
But I’m afraid I’m
too far gone
All my rhymes are out
of reasons
And I’m tired of
hanging on
You can lead a horse
to water
You can teach an old
dog tricks
But I’m empty and I’m
broken
And there’s nothing
left to fix
Save you efforts for
another
Pull your heart off
of your sleeve
I’ll be too long gone
tomorrow
So brother, don’t you
grieve
To some this life
comes easy
Simple thoughts from
simple minds
But you cannot hide
the darkness
From one who isn’t
blind
Remember this is all
there is
No heaven and no hell
Remember what you
will of me
And bid me now
farewell.”
Then he left me
stunned and silent
As he turned and
walked away
Lost in what he told
me
Left with nothing
else to say
You see hope is all we
cling to
And once it goes, it’s
gone
It leaves behind an
empty shell
That tries to carry
on
So, if you’re out of
reasons
And feeling all alone
Let your heart reach
out to mine
Before it turns to
stone
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