The artist abandons the pen
They can no longer keep their eyes open
For long enough to see the words
Long enough to imagine
Another time and place when
Things are different and unknown
Brighter and beautiful
A place beyond creation
The artist has shut their eyes
It might as well be a goodbye
To all the dreams of maybe
Away from normal and safety
There is an ache in their chest
A stabbing dagger piercing skin
A pulsing heart that’s getting tired
A weary wound that drains everything
What did you expect
What else did you think would happen
Why are we still trying
To pry and scratch and tear
To plea and cry and threaten
How much longer
How much more time will we waste
Trying to coax open those eyes
Hours and hours
It has been a decade of hours
An army of believers
A forest of prayers
All this time, all these people
Standing in wait for a glimpse
Of fluttering eyelashes
Furrowing eyebrows
Twitching fingers
For daylight to break
To bring light to this darkness
For those eyes to open
To see the words
Pick up the pen
Just long enough to imagine
They can no longer keep their eyes open
For long enough to see the words
Long enough to imagine
Another time and place when
Things are different and unknown
Brighter and beautiful
A place beyond creation
The artist has shut their eyes
It might as well be a goodbye
To all the dreams of maybe
Away from normal and safety
There is an ache in their chest
A stabbing dagger piercing skin
A pulsing heart that’s getting tired
A weary wound that drains everything
What did you expect
What else did you think would happen
Why are we still trying
To pry and scratch and tear
To plea and cry and threaten
How much longer
How much more time will we waste
Trying to coax open those eyes
Hours and hours
It has been a decade of hours
An army of believers
A forest of prayers
All this time, all these people
Standing in wait for a glimpse
Of fluttering eyelashes
Furrowing eyebrows
Twitching fingers
For daylight to break
To bring light to this darkness
For those eyes to open
To see the words
Pick up the pen
Just long enough to imagine