We Stab At Each Other

we stab at each other
with disbelieving eyes
that reveal like a mirror
a hidden disguise

of casual silks
that conceal the heart
from its river of trees
when the gunner cries start

absorbing instead the prison
that is programmed in the head
by designs of wounding words
that tie our dreams up in a bed

and the damage of distant deeds
planted deep inside the bone
feeling more afraid to reach
than we are to be alone

‘til Heaven gives a gift
declared as a love that’s true
as we stab at them with disbelieving eyes
asking why should I believe in you