The Long Hard Line

The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)

I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i’d find
Purged whatever wasn’t mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line
and then decide which side
We feel that we belong
Be it weak or be it strong

I stared myself straight in my eye
And explained away the reasons why
It took so long for me to rise
Above that harrowing disguise

But there comes a day when we say
This is the path that we must take
And all the turns along the way
They lead us to this place
We feel theres nothing we cant face

I caught myself right on the edge
of leaping off that ungrateful ledge
I raised my hand i took the pledge
Between then and now i drove the wedge

And there comes a smile on the face
who finds themselves in that certain space
Between the capture and the chase
its not who wins this race
only where and how you place
So face it…

I woke myself from the blissful dream
Where everything is just as it seems
No deep deceit or shallow schemes
The simple truth that lies beneath

There comes a time in our lives
When we must walk that long hard line
and then decide which side
We feel that we belong
Be it right or even wrong….