Spring & Movies

Sigh into the night Watch the blinking lights go by Or masts on the ships that fall into the sea Or the flood waters rise Yet time's like that I stop and just look at the stars Or stand in silence to watch the rain or the snow fall down, Or the fog roll in as the street disappears into it Look at the faces Of friends that you betrayed And they said "You'll pay for that with more than your life" But do you face it or does The light, through the haze, dance in strangely peaceful ways Rain will fall so grass will grow and the sun reflects Off puddles in the footprints that were left behind But I want to see faces of people who trust me And warm colored tiles on the floor where I worked Are these golden chances lost for ever Are golden days just vague words to say? Still the sun rises, and the wind blows, and I cut my dirty nails Run forever and never get tired I have dreams like that and sometimes I'm having fun Sometimes I'm just escaping Watch a movie of prisoners who escape Just as they hesitate to reunite with the ones they love The cops pull up And The sky was so blue and The day was so normal The street was so quiet Heard the dust on the pavement Those outstretched hands that are just inches apart Feeling sorry for for the world that took them apart And if that's justice well, I don't like it Is that just how it is? And down in the dirt The green sprouts grow up I wake up from my world end dream From the castles being hit by meteors And the dark citadels So the movie's over The sun's already set A heart filled with compassion, when all is said and done I hope it's not too late