Shadow Play
Guileless complicity begins another newborn day
Naked in the nest cries independence awhile away
Fear is a foreigner as absent as your concept of prey
And innocence blurs gray into shadow play
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Subtle the differences in hues of fine feathered display
Engineered for survival without approval to weigh
Striking gold as earth relinguishs stray strands of hay
And innocence blurs gray into shadow play
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No false promises on the wind to seduce you to stay
The unknown meets wings with only mistrust left to pray
Soul of a stoic sojourner rises above the headwind's fray
And innocence blurs gray into shadow play
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Behind the window a canvas waits as you show me the way
Sheer will of winged courage brushes life into a flurried souffle
Suspended animation holds my paints watching a frozen ballet
As innocence blurs gray into shadow play
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Oh tiniest life, unknowing, sans words you scribe an essay
Without expectations, you exist unfettered by blame to allay
Destiny paints the path you follow lighting the life you lay
As innocence blurs gray into shadow play
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