To Call Up Smoke

O the smoke blows through the trees

Eyes blind as you’re perfumed in kerosene

And the flames you cannot see

Are like the company you keep

They’re ghosts roaming through your streets

Aimlessly…

See the smoke rise around her sin

Death resides where her lies begin

And you chase down the chagrin

With Bombay gin

Hell, sometimes you just can’t win

Call up smoke to save the soul’s demise

It blankets truth to keep you safe at night

You throw curses and you cry

In desperation, at your plight

But don’t forget that you set your own fire

Behold! The smoke up in the sky

Casting shadows everywhere God hides

You pray day and night

And you don’t know why

“Hey God, can you show me some light?”

Feel the smoke whisk out from your mouth

Blending with your breath’s congested sound

And sometimes you think out loud

When your patience hits the ground

“Next time, I won’t be found

When you decide to come around.”

Call up smoke to save the soul’s demise

It blankets truth to keep you safe at night

You throw curses and you cry

In desperation, at your plight

But don’t forget that you set your own fire

Dream the smoke inside your home

Dream in fear that you will not atone

But nightmares come and go

Like every lover you have known

But when truth arrives, you face it on your own

When truth cries, you console it on your own