WE LOST OUR WAY

by Robby Bowling
 There was a cloud that came with ignorance

And came in with such a rush

It started with a foolish mind  

And you didn't know who to trust

As the shadow crept across the land

It devoured every mind

Everyone then turned to hate 

And there was a blurring of every line

Where once the heart held promise

It's now turned to despair & fear

The world was shaking as courage died

As apparitions reappeared

Was it a ghost from yesterday

I guess we will never know

Because we sat, we waited far too long

It seems we missed the show 

What was this thing called human kind

That's brought this world to decay

When you loose reason & rational

You don't know what's in play   

And what is this beast that hovers now 

It puts chills in every soul

It gives no light & shows no warmth

And it's now left us in the cold

Once we could see across the bay

And we could row the boat to shore

But now whatever it is gripping us  

We should have locked behind the door

Will we remember the days gone by

And the few moments that we shared

And the glass of wine as the stories told

And there was lightness in the air

We may never know what could have been

For we didn't stand and fight

We hid beneath the covers drawn

Because we feared the darkened nights

So here I am, now so old & grey

And I reminisce those brighter days

A mind once free is now controlled

We got lost upon the way  

We lost this thing called beauty

We lost even our silent prayers

We lost all our hopes and dreams

And now we don't even dare

This breath we take may well be our last

There's very little for us now

I'll not be the servant nor the maid

I guess this is the price we paid

WE LOST OUR WAY

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