The Vineyard

Pink sun setting over fields of grapes

Endless hours of labor to produce the wine we taste

Intoxicating, we bask in the light

Creating colors on our skin that reflect in the night

One by one, baring pieces of my soul

We sit perfectly still, breathing in slow

One slight flinch, this moment will be over

Back to not now, not later

To lies, and to failure

Courage leaves as quickly as it came

We are a constant circle, the end always the same

One day I shall become a straight line

Following a path that is only mine

When judgement day hits

Look at the scars on my wrist

Realize it was never okay

Not now, not later, as you so often say

Live and die with that fact

Choose how you react

And until you make up your mind

I'll bide my time and drink my wine