Shelter me

sometimes the silent speak.

Have you ever tried shouting

Through the water’s dark?

Have you ever tried beating

Against the tide?

Have you ever fought

When the fighting was done,

Have you ever died

While not quite dead?

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Have you ever followed

The waves so cold,

That it chills the life

Out of your own core?

Have you ever watched

Your death settling in

In your own heart,

While your blood

Ran cold?

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I have been so far

Far beyond the rain,

I have gone so deep,

That no light could reach,

I have been belied,

I have been betrayed,

I have been all that,

Blamed and voiceless,

And vilified.

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Beating through the waves,

Buried deep, I watched

My life torn to shreds,

My beliefs - destroyed.

Beating through the dark,

I have wondered, when

Would the new day come,

When my voice rings true

Midst the vicious lies.

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I have called so long,

I have wished and hoped,

I have wandered far

Till a voice I’ve heard.

Bringing me to life,

Through the fog and chill,

Giving me the strength

To withstand all ills.

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Keep the dark at bay,

Stay right by my side,

Keep the chill away,

Be my morning light.

Let my voice break free,

Help me stand again,

Keep my memory safe,

Shield it from the rain.