Release, Sweet Release

Release, Sweet Release

Drip
Drip
That forever sip

That sip
That holds promise
That holds strong
Onto your mind

Why would you
Want to be held

So tightly?

Drip
Drip
It flows past the lip

Down into the pit
Of a person
One once was

It flows into the nothingness
The nothingness
That your sorrow has hollowed out

It pours in
And you pour out

What isn't taken
Is given

Given to the ink
Taken by the drink

So what could be left

Of one who is taken
And given
So completely?

Nothing.

Nothing is the plain truth
The absolute answer

So order another round
Because you've run out of fight

But before you step up
For another beating

Remember you are loved
By someone
Somewhere

Even if that someone is gone
To somewhere beyond

So the next time you step up
Throw a few punches
Take a few shots
Without going numb

And take

Take from what you give
So that you might live
Live to see your next opportunity
Not only to give

But to change