She Searched for the
She searched for the stars
But only darkness she found She spent time looking up Although never around She reached for the moon But her arms were too short So she set off on a hunt To find things for support She stood on a ladder And searched all around But she nearly forgot All the things on the ground She flew high in the clouds And the planets she kissed But she looked down and saw All the things she had missed |
I'll LiveSo Hell hath opened up the gate
The Devil took me by the hand And though I nearly walked with fate I still prevail to stand The rains flood my heart and mind The storm brought down the skies And though the path lay hard to find I still prepare to rise The earth shook the mountain tops And violently split the ground Though balance wavers between the rocks I will not turn around A symphony of bullets shed From mouths with only hate to give While hurt and even left for dead I know, in time, I'll live |
The IslandI sailed the ocean blue for days
I swallowed all my pride I drifted longingly for miles And waded in the tide I scavenged islands near and far I pirated the gold I could not find the promised land It wasn’t where I’m told I raised my flag for all to see I surfed upon the waves But all around was nothingness As far as I could gaze I shouted out into the storm It made it hard to steer And all around no sign of life To prove that you were near I searched for islands all my life And never stopped to pause I thought I found one now and then But it was a mirage |
All work Copyright Stephani Damato 2018