Eden

July 11, 2002

They sat in silence

in the misty night

in the cold moonlight

Watching the dancing leaves

listening to the laughing stars

wearing their heavy scars

Staring into the depths of their hearts

retrieving only tears

and dark, disturbing fears

There was a time of passion

reduced now to dry smiles

and every word a trial

Once they were glorious

but now there is a shame

seeking to place the blame

On anyone but themselves

they wander through their mentality

dwelling on the reality

That they were doomed to die

forced to leave their home

the whole dark earth to roam

Wallowing in sinfulness

knowledge that they’ll return to dust

because they betrayed sacred trust

Finally, he looks at her

silent, she doesn’t stir

she’s wishing she still had innocence

She’s discovered her mortality

is nothing like she thought it’d be

she whispers, “Why did I do this?”

Wondering why she helped impurity

pervert this spiritual reality

but the answers never come

There’s nothing left to take

they have to live with their mistakes

no matter how bad they are

She lays her head on his chest

his arm around her helps her rest

and she feels safe again somehow

He rises from the ground

pulls her up without a sound

and brings her close to him

And they begin to dance

in joy of second chance

in the moist and silent air

Beneath the constellations

without a hesitation

they know that Someone Else is there