The Sun Can Betray

It's a sad, sad story
And it happens every day
That which grace loses glory
And how the sun can betray

People ride promises in like a storm
Wreck havoc and blow out on a breeze
Never knowing, never giving a damn
About all the damage that they leave

They see a calm and want its destruction
They see some struggle and want it worse
Everyone else is pushed to rock bottom 
They only worry 'bout being first

It's a sad, sad story
And it happens every day
That which grace loses glory
And how the sun can betray

- Some - gorgeous, drop dead girls, snag a taker
Their guys later complain, there's no care
Femme, bat lash eyes rove out a wandering
Searching out, new lover to ensnare

- Some - bad boys will charm but are unstable
Bad is the word a girl might forget
His hand can turn from tender to heavy
Her wishes trade for bruise and regret

Such bright shining things draw a hopeful heart
Be sure in what it is and what it seems
Love is a fragile gift that when broken
Can be lost and its Soul never redeems

It's a sad, sad story
And it happens every day
That which grace loses glory
And how the sun can betray

© Kay Irvin

And Then There's Honesty

I'm slow to trust
But love too hard
Intense with care
And that can leave a scar
When someone disappears

Want to believe
Hold back, instead
Front with a smile
With chaos in my head
Damage, ruins from the years

If love would fight for me
I would never let go
This much I know

Can't still the pain
Can't kill the past
I get depressed
Can true bond really last?
To me, it's a riddle 

Hope has its guard
Reach has resist
I try to try
But dark places exist
I battle the middle

If love would fight for me
I would never let go
This much I know

© Kay Irvin

Burning

Silence can be deafening
Madness can almost seem sane
Sometimes, barely holding on,
When warmth comes to ease the pain

(that's my devoted angel)

Sweet embers, wrapping around 
Close my eyes, he's got my back
No one's ever kept me safe 
He's haven when skies turn black

I can hear him
(and feel his embrace) -
I'm the man who loves you
Don't hold back from me
Trust me, let me in
Show me your love and darkness
I'll split the two 
Love is all that's returning
(Burning)

He doesn't shy from sadness  
He doesn't deny my rage
He understands how it feels,
When confusion's like a cage

I can break down, he's got this
I know peace when he's with me,
Sheltering my tears and fears
- Strong, definite, fiery

(that's my relentless angel)

I can hear him
(and feel his embrace) -
I'm the man who loves you
Don't hold back from me
Trust me, let me in
Show me your love and darkness
I'll split the two 
Love is all that's returning
(Burning)

(oh, such a rousing angel)
(Love ignites the way)
(Burning)
(Burning)

© Kay Irvin

Wonderlust

Love, I want to learn every inch of you
I want you to learn every inch of me
Hours and hours deflowers to our open world
Explore, lose boundaries, touch electricity

Nothing forbidden,... bask, taste with innocent lips
Where risque words unveil sugar, like a lover
Again and again, memorizing each other

Lingering, fingering, sketching constellations
Sensitivity can ache, twinge and trust combine
Stargazers let curious waves interpret design

Wonderlust, safe in love
Wonderlust, safe in love
And it's okay,... for us,... to feel everything

(c) Kay Irvin