Sven Rhoads Poems

Our eyes met when we looked beyond the metal cage
A glance of uncertainty and of unknowing fear
Sitting side by side a bond was forged on life's stage
Injected into my heart you were one I held so dear
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In this room where I stare at these walls
Portraits of what I need to achieve before me
Reminders of all I am and how far I've come
The clock peels the hours until freedom calls
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I've felt the beating return
The single spark to let it all burn
You stand beside me, devotion in your eyes
And deep inside me I could never deny
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Eyes open before the dark stream
How it all feels like a familiar dream
The journey is coming to a close
A brand new place I swear I know
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Behind the blue that looks out into the universe
Seeking the sanctuary of the soul
No more trying to make the best out of the worst
Only needing to take back control
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This fight that I must come to win
Against the hands of gravity
The waves are growing taller
As the seas begin to rise
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This night that has weighed heavily on my heart
A cardiac arresting dream that's eating me alive
In the fight for my life when everything goes dark
At the twilight hour its a war just to survive
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Medusa made a man from her sinister gaze
The cursed sorrowed soul that I now call me
No love flows in these veins, nothing in this heart
I walk alone in the pouring rain, together to never part
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I feel the crave that cannot be denied
Like barbed wire wrapped around my mind
Your seductive eyes and scorching smile
Melting the will to remain in control
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I see lines are drawn with fire and gasoline
All the monsters with their eyes so green
Severed the ties that once made humanity
I stand from afar to get a taste of clarity
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