Camden Lock

There was sunshine today.

But nothing can shine through

Murky waters so unclear

Where saddened smiles

Sit on the banks

Hanging on for another year

Knowing the time is near

But not counting the chances

As they pass. Just waiting

For their reflections 

To change from reality

To what they want to be, and then

At last, as the light dances

On the small shivering waves

And all they know 

Vanishes in a thousand directions

They still sit

And try to find

The pieces, but now they are seen

They seem not to fit

Neither here, nor in the mind.

They look for strength in their 

Hearts, though they realize too late

So they lock away past parts

Behind the blackened gate.

And they let blackened hate

Swim into their fate

And now all thats left is the weight

Of what they used to see.

And with relish they throw it

Far, far away

Thinking that's what will set them free.

If only they knew

That with what has gone

They have lost some of themselves

In the pasts that they threw

But now nothing can delve

Deep into the opaque

Its closed to everyone.

And soon the lies, the bonds, they break

And one by one they rise 

To the surface, ignited by the sun

What they used to be.

It's like denying water in a lake

It's like flying caged for flying's sake

It's a painful truth that's always fake

A forever lasting mistake.

But soon, on the edges, life will grow

And you can be you, and you'll see it so

As a broken depth is what it will take

And not only a surface, to keep awake.

You and I

We constantly play hide and seek

And even when the lock is dry

I still won't be able to say goodbye.

As long as the stars are awake

And as long as I am alive

I still think that you're beautifully unique
And not a freak, no matter what's at stake
And that's all you need to know

To survive,