Nothing to drink

It wasn't long

It wasn't long that a life built finite,

It wasn't long that a life built finite, revealed the mundane

It wasn't long that a life built finite, revealed the mundane to be my adversary.

Soon I was convinced

Soon I was convinced that allowance

Soon I was convinced that allowance and experience,

Soon I was convinced that allowance and experience, would prize me with a gift,

which even to this day,

which even to this day, makes me glad

which even to this day, makes me glad to live inside the midst.

The promise of pleasure

The promise of pleasure and disappearance of pain

The promise of pleasure and disappearance of pain sent me up a path;

The promise of pleasure and disappearance of pain sent me up a path; a lonely place

The promise of pleasure and disappearance of pain sent me up a path; a lonely place with no one to say:

"Maybe,

"Maybe, it's time

"Maybe, it's time to stop".

No difference would it make

No difference would it make because in my heart

No difference would it make because in my heart I always know the best.

To be in the midst

To be in the midst

To be in the midst one must part away

To be in the midst one must part away with anyone who offers

To be in the midst one must part away with anyone who offers the past in a cup claiming it will quench

that thirst.

For that kind of pleasure,

For that kind of pleasure, I should not care...

And all this search?

And all this search? It led me into this place;

And all this search? It led me into this place; and even though

And all this search? It led me into this place; and even though I know it to be fated

And all this search? It led me into this place; and even though I know it to be fated a part of me wonders:

What if I've had taken

What if I've had taken just a little sip

What if I've had taken just a little sip from the cup.