Lay me Down

Standing at the foothills

her pain weaved in the cold

breathless steps forward

movement of the ground

dark clouds fill her despair of old

Seeking more of what she left behind

a forgotten past lay in her wake 

a hand held out

tumbling thoughts she did shout

was this to be her fate

her way out

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Lay me down

rest my soul

where upon this island

life has taken it's toll

shouting out words 

that fall so slow

lay me down rest my soul

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As the ground muttered noises 

beneath her feet so bare 

her beauty did astound them 

her golden locks of hair

Tumbling down her shoulders 

swaying to her song 

men lay in her pathway

thirsty to belong 

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As each one of their throats dried up

hardly able to breath 

the snow flakes fall

gently to her feet

Each man held a rose

in her memory

carefully laying it down

with hearts held heavily 

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Never would they forget her

she stamped their hearts laid bare

her beauty it did capture

her skin it was so fair

a life she had lived 

these men each playing a part

only one could really steal

this beauty' s beaten heart

As his tears they fell down on her

his loss it was so clear

she was the only woman for him

his mother, he loved so dear

oh gentle whispers follow her 

lead her to the light 

let her be the brightest star

that fills the darkest night.

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