Burdens of Breath

In the echoes of the night,

I lay awake,

memories swirl like leaves,

drifting,

drifting

Once, the laughter filled these walls,

now silence steals the air

Grandma’s stories fade like whispers,

lost but still so close,

I swear

Little brother gone, we’re strangers in the same home

Sisters wrapped in silence,

wishing I could find a phone

Father's eyes, a clouded sky,

I see the worry creep

Grandfather sits in the dusk,

counting moments, dreams to keep

I lost the ones I loved,

now shadows dance my way,

The weight of all I carry

is a price I cannot pay

Each goodbye feels like a knife,

deep within my chest,

But I try to be a good man,

I’m tired, I’m out of breath

A dog’s soft eyes,

now memories lost in time,

Can’t feed my soul or heart,

these burdens feel like crime

Such good friends turned bitter,

in flames of love they lied,

Exes at the courthouse,

where my heart has cried and cried

Health is slipping, footsteps falter on the path I tread,

I have no gold to call my own,

just whispers of the dead

Foot's aching reverie, and burdens on my back,

Searching for an angel,

feel the shadows start to crack

I lost the ones I loved,

now shadows dance my way,

The weight of all I carry

is a price I cannot pay

Each goodbye feels like a knife,

deep within my chest,

But I try to be a good man,

I’m tired, I’m out of breath

Life of David Ross Greening,

tracing tears that blend,

A favorite car gone,

but memories never end

With every painful sigh,

I find reasons still to stand,

An angel came to save me,

took my frail hand

In the quiet of the night,

I seek solace in the stars,

Each moment holds a secret;

I’ll mend these broken scars

Though I’ve lost more than I've gained,

I’ll rise to greet the dawn,

In the life

of shadows,

I’ll seek to carry on