Winded

take from me that hollow depth
and thrust me into an empty void
wish i knew where i was standing
sometimes life ain't got a sense

take from me that endless toil
so my song can stretch the mindless mile
the notes dancing nimbly their melancholic grace
before time shadowed their finale

take from me that silent noise
whispered words aged, worn and torn
puny against a prodigious chant
voicing freedom the way history does

take from me that shattered dream
so that hopes lost can be found
in places where shards first gathered
against the next battled realm.