Closer to Closure

Pray that the day

Might come to a close

That the weight on your shoulders

Ceases to grow

Swear that your fate

Is greater than they know

That the work at your fingers

Has worn them to bone

And tell that cruelest winter

You're ready to go

Dispel the fear that addressing her

Is undressing the unknown

Live for the stains

That riddle your hopes

And remember the strength

They have imbued to your soul

That when they see the blood on your clothes

When they hear the crack of your bones

When they see where your hours have gone

They'll know those moments are yours to hold

I have died

A thousand times

And maybe I like the feeling

I have cried

For lives gone by

And maybe they have left me reeling

But I am here

To stand astride

The demons who swore they'd kill me

I have no fear

To hide behind

So I'll face the weight of the sun setting

And pray that the day

Might come to a close

That the face of my lover

Will follow me home

Swear that our fates

Are inextricably bound

That the words on my lips

Are finally found

And tell that coldest winter

To leave her shoes in the hall

Draw closer to the fire

That kept her warm through the fall.