Crystal Pedestal

Song 06/12/16

If I could have but a moment

Let me bend your ear

I can't help but notice

We're both drinking alone

See that one in the corner?

I think he'd call me Friend

If he knew what I know,

But then again.

It's not her fault,

Beneath the blame they'll never be free.

She's no way to repair

The leaking faucets he perceives.

His mind built the step, it built the stair,

And it built the fall...from that Crystal Pedestal.

Now he's a thousand miles away,

On business of course.

To get himself together,

But he's no clue the source

Of what's eating at him.

It changes rules to suit its needs,

Tells him she's poison

And keeps him too blind to see.

That its not her fault,

Beneath the blame he'll never be free.

She's no way to repair

The leaking faucets he perceives.

His mind built the step, it built the stair,

And it built the fall...from that Crystal Pedestal.

She didn't ask to be put there,

The air is thin and the world is small.

She didn't ask to be placed

Where anyone on Earth would fall.

He pushed her away,

She did the uncalculated.

The unthinkable, and heights, are so over-rated.

It's not her fault.

Beneath the blame they'll never be free.

She's no way to repair

The faucets leaking as he perceives.

His mind built the step, it built the stair,

And it built the fall...from that Crystal Pedestal.

Author's Note

To my understanding, the artwork is a self-portrait by Diana White Eagle.

Reviews

[wordman]

reads like a beautiful song ! he`s away she`s home ,lonely

[Melobldnfr]

Thank you, Ron. I've performed it a couple or so times at open mic now. Rave reviews ;-)

[wordman]

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[wordman]

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[Melobldnfr]

Were I going to be in TN, I'd certainly consider it!

[wordman]

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then your on live it`s actually about 11 pm eastern time