Up - D-Sisive

He looked Up

Stared at the sky for an answer

A gust of wind

A brush of skin

But that wasn’t enough for him

He wanted to look down

But started looking Up again

Kept wondering what Up could bring

If Up could bring him Up to the surface

Enough to breathe

It’s tough when the water’s above your lips

And your nose is too stuffed to sniff

In the way that’s

Too buff to tread

Arms feel heavy

And legs won’t kick like Augustus

He looked Up

Stared at the bottom of the raindrops

Raised his hands up under the spill

And as the rain fell down from Up

He felt what he thought he couldn’t

Looking from under the bridge

Dumped his knapsack

Flushed his pills

Hopin' shit’ll look Up from here

He looked Up.

Is anybody Up there listening?

I could use a little help right now

Is anybody Up there listening?

I’m on my way, on my way Up…

She looked Up

Stared at the ceiling for an answer

The phone rang

Ignored again

She was too exhausted to speak

And tired of the ol' «gotta stay stronger,» speech

There’s no Up to a woman that’s down

So there’s no use trying to «U» up that frown

She was given three months to breathe

Which was off by a month and a couple of weeks

Her family saw it as a blessing

All she saw was Up

Pull the plug

She was never really one to whine

She would just wonder why

She couldn’t be up while the sun was high

«Please put me down

So I can start my climb towards Up

I know I’m too young to die

But this is not what I call being alive…»

She looked up…

He looked down

Buried his face in his painting

His tear stains smeared the paint

He feared this day would come

But he was overwhelmed by the screams from up

And it was unfair to run

But where could he go?

He was the brick wall to some

For the love of my son

What the fuck have I done?