Forgotten Footsteps

Forgotten footsteps trace trails in my mind
My body, my life, my love all but left behind
I soar with the birds
I write with unspoken words

I cry tears never ending
This old heart needs some mending
I have lived lives of justice, truth, and love
I have known a Poet, a Prophet, and a Thug

I am only twenty-four but I feel a million years old
I have nothing but my humble heart and two arms to hold
You ask me a question with no answer
I am a Poet, a lover and a dancer

I try to explain my inner self to you
But in innocence you ask me what I do
I am your love, your soul, and your wife
I am your friend, your lover, and your life

I am the ball and chain attached to you forever
I will never let go no never
You will take a divine truth when you leave
As I stand in front of you with my heart on my sleeve

The truth will stay forever in your heart
It will haunt you even when we are forced apart
Even as they lower me into my grave
You will know with my love you were saved