A clock-face earth

Turning the Ocean's tides
Left out beneath the skies
Longing to bring back a dream
The shifting sands never lie
Cities fall, people die
And love is lost amid this stream


If our life was a lie
Then it wouldn't hurt to cry,
Or lose a hope we had in sight
So we attempt to hide
With our turmoil inside,
And the dark curtains of night


But the sun will yet rise
And light up our eyes
To remind us that we have only life
And if that does not serve
As our reason to live
Then I don't know what will suffice

- Casey Allen