:Distorted Beauty

"Heavenly Father"

My father is heavenly and will stick with me through the very end.

But every time he reaches to touch me,

my hand could never extend.

"Come to me child aren't you tired?"

You never have to be afraid.

Let me feed you and clothe you,

allow me to come to your aid.

As maimed as I felt I tried to hobble toward the light,

but from the side something is glittering,

looking like the loom of a summer's night.

"This looks awe too tempting....."

Forgetting my father's words.

I could come back to him later,

let me just check this out first.

As I crawl toward the glittery vision,

the sight becomes clear.

Here comes Lucifer with his tongue out,

just begging me to come near. 

As I came closer I saw what he had in store,

sex, drugs and parties,

All the things my father warned me ignore.

"One hour at best" I thought,

Just to see what everyone was talking about.

But an hour turned to a year and a year turned five

I would be clean for awhile,

But in the end I went back; unable to survive.

Time passed and my life had caught up,

Till' I was unable to move.

But this time I couldn't find my father in the dark,

"I wonder where he went off to?"

In the darkness a figure appeared,

And I ran up to it thinking it was father,

but here was grinned Lucifer once again....

"You made your choice and you chose wrong,

Now and forever here with me is where you belong,

Your father has been here waiting for you,
As you strung him along,

don't go looking for him now cause' he's gone."