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I’ve seen so many faces
in so many places
that time often retraces
their smiles and their praises
their frowns and their rages
in my memories pages.
In the streets and on stages
folks of all different races
some rich, some poor cases
a few locked up in cages
some foolish, some sages
In a plethora of ages.
I remember their gazes
some were very courageous
some were scared and evasive
all human and fragile
some weak and some agile
some in shacks, some in castles
all facing the hassles
of the ways life unravels
dreams and leaves
them dismantled
forcing sad souls to scrabble…
Forcing sad souls to scrabble....
I remember the pain
that some faces contained
Their eyes wet and tear stained
when their loved ones were slain
in a war that remains
In my soul a huge stain
their grief still haunts my brain
and I cannot refrain
from my questioning “Why?
We re still making wars
where good folks die….
And I remember the faces
of all of the children
and the sweet joys that filled them
as the world’s beauty thrilled them
doing what ever youth willed them
till both their parents
they stilled them.
Innocence had no limits
no boundaries or rules
till it slowly eroded
in their lessons at schools
and was poisoned by sorrows
whenever each they heard the news
of a world so damn ugly
holding so much they could lose
weren’t they really better off
back when innocence so sweet
left their faces full of smiles
and their knowledge incomplete.
if only we were more like children
then I know the world would be
filled with endless happy faces
sharing far less misery
but that can never be
such innocence is fleeting
when it meets reality....
But all these faces I will carry
treasured deeply in my heart
Like a living, loving mural
in my mind, a work of art
that will bless me with each image
some crystal clear
and some grown blurry
till my own face will grow weary
when it comes my time to part....
Then a smile will
form upon my lips
as I run once more
through my long list
of faces that I knew and loved
and faces that once brought me grief
thankful for those most close to me
and forgiving those who could not see
that they were a loss that I sadly
would have liked to have known
in ways more friendly
remembering them all
as my soul sails free
to meet brand new faces
in eternity........
sharing endless days of serenity
where all faces will be
free of all misery
where only happy faces
will be waiting for me.
eternally……………….
eternally.......
So many faces
in so many places
Some old...some new.....
Incredible Music Composed &
Played by Ingvar Tautra-©-2021
Vocals & lyrics Written & Sung by
Matthew F. Blowers III---©-2021
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
Photo by Me----©-2021
