you've been promised more than this

i've been promised more than this
i've been promised more than this
and now in truth i must insist
i've been promised more than this
and now in truth i must insist
that dragons and kittens must cease to exist
for i've been promised more than this
i've been promised more than this
my love a broken flame
my feelings a crooked path
my anger misguided fire
my possessions a clump of dirt
i've written too many poems
and clenched too many fists
i've broken too many promises
but i've been promised more than this

I stand alone upon a shore
the ocean slaps the rocks before
Arms stretched I beckon to the wind
to take my life away
Arms stretched I beckon to the sun
to make today my dying day
Arms stretched I beckon to my God
I beckon to my God
to kill me lest I stray
to kill me lest I stray

and tears fall from eyes
and pain burns like fire
and death and love and pain and hope
all become my true desire
and ignorant armies clash by night
and shadows contrast in the light
and memories flood the shore
and they slap my face before

But then the morning breaks the day
And the ocean stretches clothed with mist
And he whispers to my heart alone
you've been promised more than this
and the words play softly on my heart
and gently like a father's kiss
he whispers in my ear again
you've been promised more than this

12-8-1994