Layers

You can peel back many layers

but never really know who I am

you can all slap me in turns

go ahead, I don't give a damn!

Because all of you put together

will never be as I am free

and I will live on forever

in the heart of he who knows me

know that when my heart stops

he will hear it from a distance

and his lonely sad teardrops

will give meaning to my existence

None of you shall ever know

what is under all my layers

you're all too deaf and slow

to listen to my prayers.

Everyday you took a piece away

a piece of my soul, a layer

and I let myself fall astray

becoming the master naysayer

I fought I battle I couldn't win

and I still can't understand

how they all got under my skin

as I was shunned and banned.

He was the only one with words

plucked from a small golden case

He got through to my wounded soul

Looked into my eyes and say grace

I dropped all the thick layers

no one else could pierce before

I still don't have any answers

and I am always hoping for more.

That is why I am unaffected

by your pettines and your lies

because I am deeply connected

to one who lives in my sighs.