Orphan Hill....

       

got a message on my doorstep
saw a scrawl i understood.

you’ll be touched
and you’ll be handed off
you’ll be bruised
and you’ll be pained.
you’ll go high to reach the heavens
but the fall will bring you shame
there’ll be fits and there’ll be starts too
you’ll be bound and you’ll be leaped.

i’m frightened but i’m waitin’
come find me if you can.
but you can’t i know you can’t
n’ that’s ok if you can’t.
it’s the dawn i’ve waited so long
it’s the dawn i can’t resist
you’re naked you can run away
you saw enough you can be blind.

there’re reasons both with and without
there’re no photos to be framed.
take the flesh and please don’t throw it
i need to sing my own requiem.