Sven Rhoads Poems

Our eyes met when we looked beyond the metal cage
A glance of uncertainty and of unknowing fear
Sitting side by side a bond was forged on life's stage
Injected into my heart you were one I held so dear
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In this room where I stare at these walls
Portraits of what I need to achieve before me
Reminders of all I am and how far I've come
The clock peels the hours until freedom calls
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I've felt the beating return
The single spark to let it all burn
You stand beside me, devotion in your eyes
And deep inside me I could never deny
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Eyes open before the dark stream
How it all feels like a familiar dream
The journey is coming to a close
A brand new place I swear I know
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Behind the blue that looks out into the universe
Seeking the sanctuary of the soul
No more trying to make the best out of the worst
Only needing to take back control
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This fight that I must come to win
Against the hands of gravity
The waves are growing taller
As the seas begin to rise
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I feel your soft skin as I take your hand in mine
Please hear these words that hid under my tongue
For this oath I take is not the words of the divine
But from the beat in my chest that pounds just as one
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Treading through the wilderness of life
He traveled across the reaches of his mind
Constantly the battles have befallen him
Still he has an axe to grind
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Take look so deep inside
As you release the tears you cry
I see the sorrow on your face
And it cuts me so deep that I cant hide
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Wounded deep you feel your soul begin the bleed
Looking so far ahead for the solution that you need
Left in the blind are all those things you have
Trying to be the optimist but sorrows driving you mad
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