a short essay - Echolyn

I’ve been given a chance to put my hand in my head

To pay with a coin and throw the slug into the gutter

Pay any way you choose but just remember

We’re not alone in knowing our decisions

Fall dead south to the burning river

Or sail up north, yours is paradise

When all is done and you meet with your forgiver

Will you look away when you see all you are?

Exposed in a light complete we stand alone naked

Unveiling our shadows in brilliance

I was wrong to think the promise I made at thirteen

Wouldn’t make any difference

I wake up with a smile, dress myself in the same clothes

Only difference, this time it’s for me

You sit at the table

We all feed off the center until there’s nothing left

Break it if you’re able

With the bones we’ve left behind I made a wish

I kept it to myself 'til now

I kept it to myself 'til now

Raise a little Cain when Abel turns away

Jekyll would be dead if Hyde had his way

Every Grinch can find true meaning

All your moves are up to you

On our right always waiting never begging for more

There’s a friend for the moments we need him

On our left always wanting to even the score

There’s a friend who will sell us our every desire…