SWEET BREATH OF LIFE

She walked off

The stage exhausted

The surging crowd

So much alive

In her arms

Scarlet roses

Wilting with

Tears of her eyes

No one guessed

A soul was waning

To fill their needs

She sacrificed

Then left the stage

As torment followed

Weakening

The breath of life

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Every soul...is the breath of life

There's no guarantee...things will turn out right

You may have to wander...withdraw, or fight

Some souls are poisoned...while some are blind

Some are wicked...and some are blessed

Some close to perfect...Some a total mess

Some forever young...Some far too old

Oh, the breath of life...is a living soul

~~*~~

He was the force

That drove her body

To crave desire

To dream and wish

Without his presence

The lust departed

To continue

To exist

She was a spirit

Greedy drank from

Wanting more

As she reigned

In time her essence

Was so faded

They drifted off

For better gain

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

A soul can heal from the deepest wound

If the ache is wakened in the depths of you

Don't let pain cripple your gift of time

Be a living soul sweet breath of life

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Every soul...is the breath of life

There's no guarantee...things will turn out right

You may have to wander...withdraw, or fight

Some souls are poisoned...while some are blind

Some are wicked...and some are blessed

Some close to perfect...Some a total mess

Some forever young...Some far too old

Oh, the breath of life...is a living soul

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Don't let pain cripple your gift of time

Be a living soul, sweet breath of life

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
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Wrdspnr@aol.com
~~~Whitney~~~