on my mind

from we've been the garages by the garages

"in the outfield, tasting smoke from ancient winds
like a galeforce in my mind
once a sanctuary once a cemetery now
faded epitaphs enshrined

empty stadiums, the broken lights live on
bleeding deep into my mind
siesta never ending, dreams forever blending
fading to the undefined

will the leaves just burn to ash and fade to dust
before they blow away or grow brittle in the frost?
and when the trees are singing, will it be word-for-word in time?
will they remember what they lost?

felt as rich as my emotion's weight in gold
only wealthy in my mind 
i could show you my love but i showed nothing because
couldn't leave my ghosts behind

you were deep in debt when i made you bear the cost
while i was standing in the hall with my eyes crossed
you  were in the doorway, standing hand-in-hand in mine
holding on to what we lost
 
when the innings finally bleed eternal dusk
i find you somewhere in my mind
the days can be forgiven another life worth living    
a second sun will always shine

the birds will weather all the days until the last
broken bats grow heavy, collecting moss
as our breath recovers, staring face-to-face with time  
taking back what once was lost
"