IF ONLY TO KNOW YOU

I ache to know u
To have u say to me all those things that I'v been longing to hear
To hear ur roaring laughter at my sillyness
To see you looking at me lovingly
To run away from the world into my place of safety, your arms
To have you there in the morning and to hear you say goodnight.

I would sell my soul
IF only to know you

Where's My bible

"come all ye that have faith"
"Seek his face and see his grace"
In that leather covering stand words that have healed the world
Brought comfort coverd in hope and cemented in faith

I sit, with my back turned to you
I want to tell you things that I know
Things to free your burdend soul
Things to make you see
Things that will make you feel
And put an end to the tears you cry

I want to hold out my hand and touch you
Break the shackles of your pain with a comforting gaze
Soothe the ache of your heart in my embrace
But I cant bring myself to lift my head and look at you
So i sit, with my back turned to you

I search within the graveyard that is my soul
Where have I buried your trust?
I search with my eyes around the room....
Where the fuck is my bible....

I need to tell you I'm sorry
I need to tell you that it was a temptation of the flesh..
I need to tell you that I am a God fearing man...
I need to tell you that your virginity was not mine to have
And i need to tell you that im late for Confession
If only I could find my bible...

I need to tell you that I will walk down the road
Into the cathedral and confess...
"Forgive me father for I have sinned"
But where the fuck is that damn bible?

DEAR CHILD

I watched you struggle out of what he called a baren womb
I watched you breath using what he called a punctured lung
I watched you walk with what he called useless legs
And I watched you talk without a voice
I watched you listen even though there was no sound

I watch the sun
burn your caramel flesh chocolate brown
Turn your tender feet hard

I watch the wind
sway your thin shirt and torn pants
I watch you shiver....

I watch heavenly water drench you, quench you and wash you anew
I watch you embrace a new day through the holes of your tin roof
EVERY DAY

I see you smile
I see you walk with your head held high

Dear child,
I have watched you fall
And everytime I smile
Africa my child
Every time you fall
You pick yourself up with pride