The end of the beginning


I am standing between the darkness and the light
My life has become suddenly grey.
It hit me today as I signed my name on the page
Exactly what I had done.
To think that a piece of paper
Would be the instrument of my downfall
The simple thing that would tear apart
What no one could ever put asunder.


So here I stand between the darkness and the light
It is not too late to change my mind,
About the choice of happiness or regret,
Do I follow the path of Iago and risk it all
For the hand of the one I love?
Rejecting all that I hold true to myself
Or do I remain the man I am
And do nothing but remain silent
With my virtues, ideals and lonely heart?


We remain between the darkness and the light
I await a single word from your lips
But I fear that it may never come
And I resign myself to my solitary fate.
For the time has now come upon us
When I believe that everything is finished
Then you lean close to my ear and whisper
“This is just the end of the beginning”

11/28/2001

Posted on 11/28/2001
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