2nd Place | “Lull”

2nd Place
“Lull”
Adam Braunschweig
Kansas City, Missouri

Well she holds the key before her
Scattered hints upon the way
As you calm your fears
And softly ask to stay

Split the difference between you
Make it work if you can
But deny her intentions
And wither where you stand

You’ve tangled and you’ve twisted
All the words that she had said
And her movements more poetic
Than any page you’ve ever read

(Chorus)
And to feel so alive
And yet so denied

The drone of an ageless freight train
Running the morning through
Recalls the boredom of cliché
And what you’ve yet to do

Down a hall floats a lucid verse
One you once had been living
Through the wall hear that pigeon’s rant
And the heart you had been giving

Pockets whisper of untamed desires
A conscience screams in your mind
While she slowly depicts some other
She had left far behind

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge
Worse things have happened
Grander dreams have been slain
And yet it’s no consolation
When one’s love is in vain

And though it may soon be over
To the clock remain blind
For a notion is more intriguing
Then knowing what you’ll find

One foot before the other
Well you take it all in stride
Lock away these memories
And you hide away your pride

For the eye of the beholder
Allowed a glimpse of your soul
And through this empty chamber
Her words echo and sweetly lull

(Repeat Chorus)