Cross the River

Cross the River
 
Want to cross the river of life to get to the other side
For it is on the ever turbulent rapids that I ride
 
Want to put my heart in a warm and caring place
And dry the ever flowing tears from my sad face
 
Learn how to love and to live in the light
Say my prayers to God in the dark of night
 
To catch a falling magical night star
Bandage with hope all of my battle scars
 
If I had all of those moonlit dreams of yesterday
Feel they would make me a better man today
 
Sands in the hourglass just flow continually onward
Hope grows flourishing in the gardens of my yard
 
Want to rises from my own ashes from the fire
And to fulfill my heart’s one longing desire
 
Want to climb to the summit of the mountain peak
Where the my outlook doesn’t seem so bleak
 
My heart has been bound and locked in chains
Got to find the key and free my mortal remains
 
I have so many broken fences to mend
I’ll follow the brick road to see where it ends
 
This life’s a journey yet so many are lost
Their poor hearts simply can’t bear the cost
 
In an endless field of wild daisies naked I lay
Relaxed but aware I still have dragons to slay
 
Tell me just how many crosses does one have to bare
I’ll cross the bridge when I eventually get there
 
The ever restless sea of dreams is calling me
Sleep comes to tired eyes in the struggle to be free
 
Let the wild waves caress my inviting skin
Allow my loving heart to flourish from within
 
 
By Gary Edward Allen 2017 ©