Persistence of Frailty

She asked to the Lord in dream

Why he left her alone in this nightmare

So she spoke to the croaking crow

But it chattered only a word

She laid down on a beach full of dreams

And she closed her eyes just waiting for the dawn

But the sun sick and worn out

Will it ever rise again for her?

And the thoughts got lost in the air of the morning

Light waves from the great earthquake of the others awakening

And they followed the traces on a well-known road

Directed toward the beginning before all time

And as a child he asked of the priest

But he taught him for ceremony

So he spoke to his father in sorrow

But he answer was only silence

He laid down on his bed alone

And he closed his eyes just waiting for the dawn

And he saw her face again

Brimming the empty space every moment

And the thoughts got lost in the air of the morning

Light waves from the great earthquake of the others awakening

And they followed the traces on a well-known road

Directed toward the beginning before all time