But I Did Not

Howe Gelb

Would I be awakened where the wrong side renders? 
would I be a dangling toward demise? 
forgetting about the innocent splendors? 
and rage blinding my eyes? 
could have slouched into deception 
could have just made it make more sense 
accept the devilish invitation? 
should I just sit upon this fence? 
 no, I won?t let go 
take in the herald I hear a harking 
against the bone yard hounds a barking 
almost went to bed hating it 
almost managed to manifest 
tormented by stating it 
a situation so self obsessed 
felt like burning down the home 
felt like buying me a gun 
felt like I was all alone 
felt like taking it all on the run 

people just smiling at the sun shining 
seeing the dark clouds? silver lining 
hearing the happy children a chirping 
sacrifice sometimes is just timing 
feel so much you can?t stand it 
feel the love that lives inside it 
realize that life is but a minute 
until I finally found you in it 
no, I won?t let go 
against the haunting howls a hounding 
give it all a god almighty pounding