EMPTY ARMS.

John Rohner


Standing there with empty arms
broken back
and tired eyes
I see you standing there
You're tattered and Torn
seen more than most
and the great god in heaven
doesn't seem to be in your corner
he pushed you off your platform
to fall to earth
Broken.
empty.
Now, with broken arms
and empty eyes
holding back a familiar cry
you stand there
needing
Something I can not possess
and you cry 
and I cry
for something here died
and I wouldn't say it wasn't me
with your empty arms
you stand alone
empty.

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