I Will Sing

I Will Sing

Debbie Zepick 

There must be a song here somewhere

Buried underneath this mess

hiding in the ashes 

Of this autumn’s discontent

Underneath the rubble and the offal and decay

Just below the surface where I do not wish to stray

And I’ll sing, I’ll sing

I will sing,  I will sing 

this song for you.

There must be a song here somewhere

Like a pearl deep in the sea

If I could hold my breath enough

I’d dive into the deep

Down among the creatures in a world of silent threat

If I were brave I’d go there but I’m not that brave just yet

There must be a song here somewhere 

A diamond in the coal

Created under pressure

In some subterranean hole

Mine in me the jewels that this wandering search can bring

Unless I learn to suffer I won’t ever learn to sing

There must be a song here somewhere

Cause so many miles have gone

I must have gleaned some wisdom, some perspective all along

Times that I have failed and then the times that I have won

The details fade away but they must have made a song