"Down by the Bayou" Poem by Aaza aka Arabelle Clitandre

Down by the bayou
There ain’t much that you can do
But Rattle away that ghost inside
Just make sure you stay alive

That man in black walking ahead
Holding that stick, that’s driped in red
Says you dare not look away
Cuz the ghost inside, it wants to play

Your’re in the shadow now
Wiping the sweat from your brow
They say Its easier to forget the pain
They know Its harder to ignore the rain

Sinking slowly in the muddy sand
Stretching hard for just a strand
They say that man is but a grain
That walks along a path that’s stained

That man he grins and watch you sink
You hold your breath but you wont blink
The only thing you hold on to
That stare that dares to see it through

Down by the bayou
They call they laugh they tug at you
They say you’re weak they say you’re blue
They say the moon’s got a hold on you

You crawl your way out to a rock
You bleed you scream your body in shock
But what they knew that you now know
What they gave you, that you now sew

The earth, the skin, the blood within
The air, the glow, the shadows below
They move in circles, in quarks and quantum
They live only because we thought them

consciousness is a powerful tool
Aaza