an angel away.

i never said it.
no, i never spoke.
i didn't come here
with high hopes
of losing myself
in the masses.
i didn't come here
wishing that you would
watch me as i walk by,
i see you watch,
or to have you take
another road
and avoid me altogether.
i didn't come here
to be you,
and i didn't make it
this far
by doing so.

when they pull out the guns,
they're aimed at me.
when the sharks speak,
they speak my name.
when i wake up tomorrow,
i'll open my own eyes.


i wish that a great
could have calculated
the difficulty of taking a
life
and turning it in
to so much more than that.
where are your mathematics
and your sciences?
i want to live for myself
and for an entire generation.
to rise above myself
and learn to see over
my obstacles.

i do not wish to fly,
but i collect these wings.
i do not wish to hurt,
but i am destruction.


when i get back to earth,
i'll be sure to warn them.
tell them to steer clear of texas.
i'll tell them the names
of the ones i loved.
i'll tell them what i've
come to do.
i'll be clear,
when i get back to earth.

if a war were ever to be fought,
it is now.
put on your armor.
get your guns.

we are not the same.