“This was started in 2002 and finished today 5/8/24

Ernie Dawg

Confessions

I'm scared of confession, baring my soul to those who will listen
Attitude's can be so contagious, will my souls secret be safe with you
Or will you turn out like the masses running to tell every soul you know
This game that I'm caught up playing in is hurting my very soul

I don't want to play by their rules, I don't want to be stuck in ruins again
I need assurances I need you to show me that you really are my friend
I need something to move me, I need to know I can be forgiven
Wipe the slate clean again moving forward looking for absolution

Who planted the seed in the back of my mind when I was so young
Who decided that I was the gypsy that had to be on the run
This journey's by-ways are etched like an atlas, burned into my brain
Mountains of sorrow and valleys of pleasure are all surely pure gain

To know that happiness has spread from my presence and sadness too
Are but small consolations for the trials I have been put through
This journey is never-ending, I've got many more places to be
All I hope for in the end is that we all can find peace and serenity

The lives I've touched are too many to count or try to comprehend
They have all had a hand in making me the man I've become in the end
I've been called a good brother, a better friend, and a greater lover
But the person I truly am, I have tried to keep deep undercover

Opportunities arise every second, every day, choices are there to be made
And it's from these choices we hope to learn if our souls shine or fade
So let me refer to a song, one that children are likely to sing and enjoy
"Let my Soul Shine" a reference as to how my feelings should be employed

I'm winding down again and heading to the end of this ramble
I'm letting you read these thought's and that is in itself truly a gamble
So in the end I guess we will know if this was worth both of our times
For you to comprehend what goes on in this contagious, twisted mind

All I'm trying to say is that trust is so important for me to believe
A bond between two people because only honesty can really set us free
That confessions are given through the scared reality of faith and hope
That you as a sister or brother won't burn my confession making me feel like a dope

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