More background than you want: I started writing this after the Getaway last Oct. I started thinking how much I enjoyed being around people who were truly in love with someone or something. That love spills over into everything they do. Certain people made me realise this, but I guess I've always known it, and I've always known folks like this. This is sort of a thank you.
Please feel free to critique here or by PM. (Should I have started a separate thread?) No tune yet, but I hope the rhythm will be clear. Thanks.
Sirens
I'm always on the outside looking in I'm always looking anywhere but where I am Backward to a time long gone or forward to a dream Alone, out on the edges where I stand
There are those who live their lives in the center of the flame They're never far away from heat and light Though mighty in its passion, it's love, all the same And love, it is a beacon when a life burns so bright
Some are no less passionate, but sing a quieter song Their love is at the heart of who they are The light burns though the darkest times, ever steady, strong They navigate their lives, with love their guiding star
Your love is a light, drawing moth to flame- It's a siren's call, far away, but strong. One stands apart, on hushed and shadowed path, And yearns to join the vision or the song.
And never mind the song is one not meant for me to hear Never mind if you don't even know I listen I stand in silence, and to me, it's wondrous and clear On these edges, even shadows dance and glisten
Out here on the edges, almost out of sight. I hear the joyous song, I feel the call If it were not for your love that shows my heart the way back home There are times I'd never find my way at all