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November 18, 2002
Sacred
Once upon a time
I thought of what it meant
To be held or to hold something sacred
What the word meant
Love is sacred
Faith is Sacred
The first commandment is to love
And to love as you want to be loved
Which is sacred
I believed these things
I tried to live in this way
But then I was a sheep ?? feed to the wolves when I went out alone
When I went astray
Trying to live by the rules I had learned
When I was young they where implanted within
I left safety to see the world
Because I felt that is where I needed to be
I was alone and thought I could be strong enough to keep
The darkness away
But without protection
I learned the hard way
Because I was still a child
And when I looked in their eyes
I only saw the pain inside
And I wanted to make them all better
But they had forgotten
What it means
To hold love sacred
To do unto others as you would have them do unto you
So I became the wolves' prey
Fed them for far to long
Because I couldn't get away
Then one day
A spark hit me inside
And then another
The next thing I knew I saw hands coming out of the dark
From the worst places known to man
They came inside and took my hand
"Come with us"
So I followed them
Day after day
They slowly pulled me away
From the wolves
From the hunters
From the beast
That had me locked away
Each day I felt the war
Fighting was more important than sleep
Than eating
But I knew I had to get away
I was placed in safety
Fed by angels
Kept well until I grew strong again
Each day
My eyes were opened again
To why we are not supposed to walk that way
It isn't to keep us
But to keep us from losing ourselves
Each day I learned the value of the soul
The worth of being whole
The meaning behind the words
The lesson I didn't think I had to learn
Because the world taught me that nothing was sacred
Human life is exchanged
For instant gratification
Quick fixes
Lost children
Hungry
Fed junk food
Sugar that will take you to the sky
For a moment before
Letting you fall
And break into pieces
But the spark
The light
The fire
The fuel
The words
That come alive
That live more then I
Because I have learned
By dying and coming back
What is sacred
What is true
What is right
What will keep me safe
From those who long to destroy
Who long to take
To break
Sacred is the love
Which doesn't judge
Which is of grace and faith
And not rules we must obey
Sacred is your soul
Which is held by your body
So your body is just as sacred as your soul
If you hurt your body
You damage your soul
If you feed your body to the wolves
They feast on your soul
What is the worth of humanity
It is worth more then money
Or fame
Clothing
Or cars
Power
And all of these things have a price
Because the truth is sacred
Yet it is slipping away
Like the water we pollute
More everyday
Because some believe that you should say what they want you to say
Who are they anyway?
Who do you please?
Are you a master?
Or a slave just deceived?
So as I lay my soul out
Tear the walls away
Remove the dirt
The years of lies
That have covered up the truth
I see what is sacred
And I know what I must do
I must fight for it
Sell everything for the truth
Because what is sacred is love
That is based on truth
Based of giving
And not just taking
On wanting and not needing
Sacred is innocence
Sacred is truth
Sacred is when I can really talk to you
And say what my soul longs to
Sacred is doing unto you
As I would have you do to me
And valuing you
As much as I value myself
Sacred makes what is mine yours
And it protects the soul
By protecting the body
Sacred is drawing lines
Not to hurt but to heal
It is the power to live again
Free from the pain
Because pain is caused
When you leave the soul
Or the body
To the wolves
For they will destroy
Here I stand
Looking over the sea
Through the stars
Past the cities
The sea of faces
In the magazines
On the tvs
In front of me
I see so many and I wonder
How many are lost sheep
Who have given up what was sacred
And if I was going to say anything before I die
It would be
Spend your life
Seeking what is true
What is sacred
Don't waste it
On things that will pass away
Like the sun that sets in the sea
So now I return to the cities
To the streets
I walk with angels at my side
The wolves try but with truth
I can keep them away
Because it is the only way
To make it through this life
So I watch the sky fall
And the bombs fall
And the children cry
And the mothers scream
As they watch their children slip away
I keep wanting to wake up
And see it is all a dream
But the longer I sleep
The more I see
For I see the eyes
Thousands starving filling
Empty churches
Once they were a place of light
Now they crawl with demons at night
I saw the children die
Curled up on the floor
I saw ten thousand souls grasping for air
Night after night
I saw the names
Of girls who disappeared
Who were never seen
There photographs fill the web
How many faces are ghosts?
Ask yourself
Through cities
And suburbs
Back to the subway
The airplane
The railroad
The street
The concert
The church
The places we all know
And you see them
Walking
Empty because
Like I did they bought the lie
Because what is sacred
Cannot be bought
Cannot be sold
Cannot exist
Without a soul
So now I lay in peace
For I see
The spark
The light
The fire
That burns
That pushes
That makes me breath
That takes me above
The cities
Above the streets
That lets me fly
For what is sacred is what is inside
So now I hold it
Like a precious jewel
Between my hands
And I see the beauty that can set the soul free
So that it can soar
Untouched by the emptiness
The spreading diseases
So that it can find
Hope in broken things
So that it can feed
Those who are weak
It is made strong by the love
That can only be found
If you look above
So I close my eyes
And I see the stars
Melt with the sea
And all the beauty
Of heaven fills me
Takes away all the broken pieces and restores my soul
Don't let go
Don't forget
What is sacred
Is held inside
( thank you mittens this was because of you)