To catch your toes on silver To stumble over gold To never fear another day 'Til d**h carries your ghost To see the painter's toil On a canvas of pale skin To wander the perimeter Smiling over every inch I never learned to think is not to do To dream is not to follow through With this stifled spirit barely keeping me alive Sand on the fire long before I die To see your own reflection In the water pa**ing by To see that aging dreamer Once with hope in rich supply