Lavender returns my consciousness by stealth the smell that lured me astray the paleness of my body embraces that warmth that new warmth, a distant sun Behind those gates there's no one to tell my invisible trail the cleansing sleep is yet to come It's staring right back at me the oceans my eyes lie still Innocence silenced
cannot grasp what has been poured into me as they watch me on that screen as they lure my lips to taste that kiss I see love in you my I see love through you silenced Lavender filters through me as I recall indifference This fate that has been laid upon me I pray for stamina, for guidance pray for you my sweet am I one of the beloved the wanted, the rejected the cynics, the pure: The beggars are the threats we'll suffer demands not yet will the slaves of passion and hunger be set free As the sun awakes to its successor this work of art, this portrait what cannot be imagined will fade away Lavender ...returns to my consciousness by stealth