song of weeping

sing me a song of weeping I told her
but not just any song
whimper my darling
whimper in my arms
flow your tears down your cheek and onto my lips
so that I taste this sorrow

do not think me cruel and impassioned
although i remain unmoved
your world swirls around you mercilessly
and I demand this song from you

sing me a song of weeping my love
but not just any song
not your song
not your life
not your pain
not any of those dark places inside of you

wrap me in a cocoon of sorrow
shut out the world and look in my eyes
but please my love
keep weeping

weep for all the things that we will never say
weep for all the things we will never know
weep for that eternal soul chained to the wheel of time
weep for me
weep for you
weep for all of time
weep for the crashing planets
weep for the exploding suns
weep for the self, the true and the false
weep for the countless years of pain and suffering that is life

sing me a song of weeping my darling
but not just any song
weep me the song of the universe
take me out of this physical body
lift this veil up from my eyes
lay my soul bare before eternity
because only here, in this moment, does this burden of life become bearable

wish you were here

she would never tell me that I look to be on the verge of tears
I'm on the verge all right
on the verge of a huge gaping chasm, ready to swallow me up
the tears are just a muffled cry, too heavy for air to carry
like a post card sent from somewhere far away
hello from the chasms edge, having a great time... wish you were here