ARTEMIS
Sitting
solitaire on Tolstoy afternoons
watching as that two face moon, tries tricking me
through rustling leaves,
into shepherd sleep.
With all her science and her romance and mythologies
she’s trying to cast her spell on me,
my soul released
to velvet glow
Flow through lunar bliss, to stranger’s kiss
on the holy wings of Artemis
Alone beneath the
gingham swirl of gorgeous nights,
I lie and wonder, oh how many lonely nights
can I afford my self,
looking into the eyes of no one else
chastised by the church bell chimes and
beat down by the hands of time
Wake up on the floor and find
I can’t recall her name or my state of mind
Untold truths and mis-spent trust
I don’t miss you, I miss the both us
Tripping down the jigsaw jazz of city streets
morning sunlight through the trees,
wraps the day in
cellophane
swirling all around me in off key harmony
voices carry on the breeze,
on my odyssey for amnesty.
On my lonely search, for Artemis,
sail o way o sail o way o
all lyrics copyright 2004 Damien Youth