He was cold blooded and able
Ready to settle the score
Money on the table
And a knock at the door
I stood there there silent
I knew my place
Rain began to fall
On my tear streaked face
He didn’t say a word
I fell to my knees to pray
All that he heard
Before we ran away....
Was the sound of the thunder
The crash of the light
Leaving me to wonder
In the dark of the night
The running is easy
But the highway is long
We’d never be free
To right all the wrong
So we crossed all the canyons
And walked along the streams
And when we were done
We set out to dream
The nights grew chilly
The fire crackled blue
I could tell he really
Didn’t know what to do
The war is long ended
But the scars never fade
We both pretended
There’s no blood on the blade
The rage never settles
In my sterling mind
The way the wind carries petals
When the storm is unkind
What I take with me
As I run on my own
Are the lessons he gave me
On fighting alone
copyright - Beth Sutton Aquarius 2018