12 Harps

His clothes hang tired

On his lonely awkward frame

They protect his bones

Like the folds of a bats wing cape

He talks to the wind

His breath spelling something

She draws near

But the words never hit the floor

And the one he adored never hears

As twelve harps play and time breaks the waves, she never hears

Faceless among all the tears

That reflect from her stone

As the crowd turns away he is left there

To grieve on his own

Leaving his heart on a harp

That he placed on her grave

He relied on the wind

But he knew she could never be saved

As twelve harps play and time breaks the waves, faintly she hears

You were the jewel

That I failed to unearth while I breathed

Deaf to the chimes

And blind to your eyes guiding me

Secretly watching you gave me your hand

I was safe in your care

I could have danced in the ball of your eyes

If I'd known you were there

As twelve harps play and time carries their waves

All through the years at last she can hear now

Clouds full of melodies

Banish those memories

It's all they'll ever need

They'll whisper through empty streets

And wild weathervanes

In the wind and the rain