Beautiful In The Dark
(blinded by the need of the human heart)
Sometimes the things that are beautiful in the dark
Can be so ugly in the light of day
Sometimes the things we take the most for granted
Can mean the most when they go away.
I stand here on this white sand beach
And watch the turquoise tides roll out to sea
I think about the silver moon in your eyes
And how your lips felt when you were loving me.
I listened quietly to your soft sweet nothings
But honestly, I didn't hear a thing
For words to you were lies to make me love you
So when the phone rings now, I let it ring.
You know how good strawberries taste on your tongue?
How champagne's bubbles tickle as they rise?
How rainbows appear and disappear like magic?
That's how love is brought to life before it dies.
A beautiful thing that's sweet when it shows up
So full of joy the heart gives it reception
There on the dance floor, street or garden path
But with the dawn, the heart knows it's deception.
Why must it be so in this earthly life?
Why must we wait for Heaven's joy to trust?
Why must we long for love with all our souls?
When the love we think we've found proves made of dust.
Love should be found in the golden light of morning
In a garden full of fragrance all around
Clearly surmised without shadow and apprised
To be what builds us up, not lets us down.
I've seen love's face and I've seen the face of lusting
I've felt naive intent and midnight's grasp
I've loved and lost and loved and learned a lesson
I've known the grief of loss when love has passed.
How foolish is the heart when night has fallen
When the eyes see lies but the need just does not care
And the void of the soul to be made whole grows wider
When you awake and find there's no love there.
Awakenings are stunning and despairing
When you've not yet learned to discern the shade from spark
And you see in clear light an ugly thing revealed
That you thought was simply beautiful in the dark.
I was naive once long ago and yesterday
When I still thought you beautiful and fine
But my eyes couldn't see what my heart wouldn't see
Till I woke up ..............
Opened my eyes and found that I was blind.
©by Voo Shining Stone
1/23/2022
11:11 p.m.
