There is nowhere
I can take you
That you have not been

There is nothing
I can show you
That you have not seen

There is no one
I can introduce to you
That you have not met

There is nothing
I can teach you
That you do not know

There is no love
I can give you
That you have not known

And yet...

You still see me
You still value me
You still call my name
And You still love me

Take
Take a leap of faith with me

Mother! I cried

Silence

And then,
She cried

I didn't know why

I felt sorry for her

Take a leap of faith with me

I smiled

And let go...

That which surrounds us
The gardens, walls and mazes
Self imposed traps
Comfort becomes
Uncomfortable
A prison
Of our own design
Beauty, still present
Becomes anathema
We can see no path
On the paths we've created
We cannot find our way home

Stop
And struggle no more
These walls are impermanence
These paths will bend
To your will
They will guide you
Home to me

Is this the end of things
Beat up and battered
Communal dottage
Talking past each other
Trying without hope
To maintain yesterday

(The lady in pink
Goes about Her business)

Sad twisted flowers
Hollow remembrances
Of what we were

(Quiet, efficient
Coldly compassionate)

Lunch is over
Time for a nap
Waiting for BINGO
To bring meaning
To our lives

(I dont know where i am)

I will not
Look at the past
It is too ugly

I will not
Examine where I've been
It offends me

(And it makes me angry)

"Have I wasted my life?"

I looked at her, Hoping she wouldn't answer.  I'm not sure what I expected, asking that sort of question. She sat and stared, looking deep within me.  She gave the appearance of someone who was actually considering the question.

"Well, I..."
"Stop, I don't want to know "
"But I... "
"No, I said I didn't want to know, and I'm pretty sure I meant it."
"Your loss", she said

And I knew that my cowardness had disappointed her. Again. 

"Ok.  Maybe you're right.  I should listen to what you have to say.  As you say, I did ask."
"Ok, I'm ready..."

She stared at me. Incredulous? Maybe so.  She exhaled slowly, and began...

Interface crashing
Losing coherence
To much interference
Deguass my life

Shot me through
A 9pin jack
Much to old
To ride the bus
I'm losing the battle
Deguass my life

Turn me lose
And let me close my eyes

For far too long
I've closed my eyes
My gaze turned inward
Focused for too long
Upon my faults and sin

For far too long
I have let myself
Remained chained
By my fears
By my past
By my reluctance at life

For far too long
I have slept
Unaware
Losing my todays
Leaving my path
Uncharted

It is time
To wake
To open my eyes
To break free
Embrace my todays
And finally
Face my future

Stuck adrift
Freedom
And open spaces
Will I find
That shore to call home