closed their eyes

she closed her eyes              and let the walls of her prison fall away              the walls that arched with a timeless wait              they have become her walls              of this modern TV life              she closed her eyes            and let them fall away                          and in her dreams              she is standing  by an ocean              she is gazing out to sea              she can remember with just a fleeting glimpse              that she was once free              so long ago now              so long it was , as if it had never been              was it it a holiday??              she thinks it could have been              ah , yes italy                            and he closes his eyes              and he is gone far away              gone from all his confusion              gone from all his pain              he can see what a pointless waste              his modern life has become              chasing the gravy train              chasing the dollar              chasing the clock              chasing his male freinds              chasing the boss              chasing as if it was eveything               it was nothing              only the  sound of his own breathnig              was all he really had              at the end of the day              and the reason to wonder              the reason to cry              too late for this selfish sinner              who never asked why Written October 6th, 2001 © on Oct 06 2001 09:51 AM PST   0 • 1