Guarded Soul

Marvel at your touch

Lose all cynicism

They think it doesn’t mean much 

To me it's all criticism

Essential to all my constraint 

I rekindle fires

Blatant when I lie in wake 

Dreams are pure desire

And need I mention 

Disarmament that comes 

Walls that are broken, bridges unstrung 

Denial I cope with, a life filled with notions that though I choose paths, 

I never have won.

Maybe it’s mild to run and betray

Maybe it’s wild, a hunt and a prey

But spirits may linger, life turns to a finger

That point, finding myself in crowded joints

With plans to steal hollowed souls

Making a market faded by love, borrowed or stole 

Opinions made, rules that aren’t followed

A champion reigns and I’m best not to wallow

To live other days and fight for the swallow

The gulp that I gave, enticing my sorrow

By and by, a silver streak of light in the dark

Manifested to a creature set off to bark 

Eating all my offerings, I left on the mark 

But there’s no forgiveness when you show all your cards 

The winner takes all.