WISHING WELL

Cast another coin

To the bottom of this pit

Wait to hear the splash

But I barely hear a drip

Watch the rope unwind

I just want to take a sip

Wished so many times

But I've failed on every dip

I'd reach down with my cup

But I know that I'd just slip

Fallen so many times

I can't afford to take that trip

Want to say those words

Want to pass them through my lips

But bite my tongue this time

Cause those words are on the tip

I've acted without caution

Just been shooting from the hip

Tried to climb down once or twice

But I nearly lost my grip

Want to speak it clearly

But my intentions just get flipped

Turns my mind to madness

Every time I think of it

Every time it tastes like poison

My heart tears until it rips

Sing this song of open love

But every time the record skips

Wear this suit like armor

But every time it comes unzipped

Try to cross this chasm

But get caught up in the rift

Hear the echoes of my

Saddened sigh

Till I feel the fissure split

Can never seem to fill the void

When the host is derelict

Don't dare to bite the apple

Won't chop that cherry tree

Won't cry Wolf no matter what

Won't go where the sirens sing

I dare not speak to strangers

Won't say Lord's name in vain

Don't want to turn to stone

I just must steer clear from pain

Feel this coolness down below me

All these words I have to tell

Come from way down deep inside me

Feel them urge me as they swell

Don't need another guided tour

Through someone else's Hell

I'll drop the coin again someday

Into this Lover's Wishing Well