Angel On The Shore Poem by jim hogg

Watching the waves in broken wings
Thinking of all the things you've done
Blaming yourself for everything
In all the world, you are the one

Walking the shore before the dawn
Cheeks wet with tears beneath the moon
So many chances missed and gone
Through all the years you were the fool


And now it's all too late
For life has closed that gate
The children running in your dreams
Are running out of mystery
And all the guilt we're bleeding now
Can't save us now; there's no way out


Watching the traffic on the roads
Thinking of all the things we know
All of the strangers with their loads
And all the world's just letting go

High on the cliff the seabirds sing
Watching the future rolling in
Price matters more than anything
Than even that of all our sins


And now we'd best forget
This time we've lost the bet
The dreamers running for their share
Are running for hypocrisy
And all its pleasure can't replace
What they can't face; they're running scared


Turn to me now and take my hand
It's not your fault; there was no choice
Veiled behind veils wild horses stand
In all this life there is no point

Now let us build a garden here
Turning the soil with humble hearts
Eating the fruits of modest dreams
With all our love in this brief span


There's something in the wind
The vane's about to swing
The masters of the land and sea
Are running out of history
And all the wealth and strength they steal
Will blow like ash upon the breeze


191212



(song)