Like a porcelain doll
I caught myself weeping
Bearing only fruit of burden
My eyes drained from tears seeping
Drifting away in exodus
I lay under mannaless skies
An afflicted lamenting man
Known for smiles giving false guise
Like a porcelain doll
I caught myself lacking essence
Empty in spiritual emotion
My soul fading in evanescence
Listening with a broken heart
To my sonata formed thoughts
I am buried in prayers
In a cemetery known for plots
J.Q. Lewis
I caught myself weeping
Bearing only fruit of burden
My eyes drained from tears seeping
Drifting away in exodus
I lay under mannaless skies
An afflicted lamenting man
Known for smiles giving false guise
Like a porcelain doll
I caught myself lacking essence
Empty in spiritual emotion
My soul fading in evanescence
Listening with a broken heart
To my sonata formed thoughts
I am buried in prayers
In a cemetery known for plots
J.Q. Lewis
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