Into the Garden

Crossing down the stairs of memories

Passing through the corridors of time

Lies a hallway shadowed in by the mistakes of those who lost their will

Slowly decaying into pieces expiring as you grow older and more fragile

Walking through the scent of mystery got me thinking

And I asked myself; if love is not a word or emotion…what good is it?

Each step taken I leave a tear to remember my failures

Time is but a window to me, and I chose to close it for good

While all these flaws bothered me like flies

Each one presenting a powerful message that I refused to accept

Then as the air became denser and thicker

A smell grabbed my nose that made it curl up into a shell

The flowers around looked at one another

Butterflies soon filled the room spreading their wings of beauty

And I…I wondered about the afterlife

Inhaling the stench from the butterflies left me both emotionless and tired

My mind was pulling the covers up while my soul tucked it in

All that was left of me was my spirit

Never a moment in my life where I had no one to talk to

Soon all my worries would be no more

And I would have all the answers right in front of me

Speak once and not be punished…speak twice…too late

Love walked by you, and you didn't recognize within yourself

Coming to a wall you have a choice to make

From all those confusions you endeared

Close your eyes and wake up

Look through the wall…and continue

Though be warned

Continue on and you shall lose all memory of loved ones

But you shall create a more powerful being

Even greater then a god

Ahead of you lies an ocean

Waves collide against each other in angst

Seagulls scream the beauty of the sunset

Ambient rays of light pour from the sky

The sound of your lover is not too far off

You took a chance and opened your eyes

Darkness signaled you weren't there

But when you closed them, you appeared in the same spot

Walking through the moonlit sky

You surpass a book of thoughts and desires

Do you dare open it?

Or let the course of time takes it toll?

Using it to your advantage you remember the place where you began

And opening the door of wisdom

You stepped out into the light…

And into the garden of knowledge