Temporary -

I met a man who spent his life

Begging for a dime and five

On every avenue

And I never knew

He’d see the world with better eyes

He’d laugh at all our earthly lies

He stared and asked

Boy, is that you?

He knew my name

He knew my shame

He said boy

Don’t you dare to blame

Yourself for this

Don’t you know

That it’s all

It’s all temporary

You, your face, and the pain

It’s all

It’s all temporary

My mind is cold and vain

I wonder what daddy felt

When he said his last words

What colors did he see

As he left this ugly world

Did he hang on to a breath?

Did he fight for his life?

Did he think of the kids?

Did he smile for his wife?

His son will never ever learn

That the light of the fire burns

Upon a touch

That love is too much

He’ll be straying left and right

Wondering where to spend the night

His stranger heart

Is torn apart

But it’s all

It’s all temporary

You, your face, and the pain

It’s all

It’s all temporary

My mind is cold and vain

I looked art in the eyes

I embraced her, read her, played her strings…

The lunatic, the mad, the insane… I am

I want the whole universe to know that

The story begins…