Rattling The Bones

Drawing slowly back the pages
Of my life and all its stages
There remains a soul
A dark place that's empty and cold

Something needs to fill that space
Caving in, things falling out of place
Will it not retreat to make it all clear
That dark little pit storing all my fear

Please cut me open and dig within
Remove the blackness that has settled in
That cold dark place that fills with rage
A wild animal trapped in a cage

Take that needle and sew it shut
Pierce my skin or make the cut
Shiny blades that flicker in light
I promise now, there will be no fight

Walk through cemetery paths at dawn
Just to feel the goings on
Rattle the bones and beg for peace
From this dark pit there is no release