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David Bowie “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)“
A simple man
With a complex mind
With a smile that is true
With a heart that is kind
I mean less than no harm
Simply not that way inclined
I guess, in a respect
That makes me lion
Have been misunderstood
So very many times
Have done all that I could
Yet, been accused of senseless crimes
If only some had seen the blessèd truth in my eyes
Then perhaps I wouldn’t tend to be so shy
You see, I don’t possess the tools to lie
At least, since I came home
At least, since I felt settled here and made the place my own
At least, since eyes aligned to face
And my kind soul found pride of place
I guess, in a respect
That makes me lion
Should a cat be graced nine lives
Then I’m on eight
In great decline
There’s no more critical a time
To chime the rings of change, in kind
To breathe the air with brave
Remaining ever graceful
Dignified
My faith is blind
Elected to rely on
I guess, in a respect
That makes me lion.
This once endangered species
Feels protected when it’s seen
I know my mind
I know my heart
I know the artful soul dressed in-between
I know there was a reason I continued to believe
Even when my world began to fracture
Knew there were still seasons to enrapture
Knew of my retrievable stature
And alliance
I guess, in a respect
That makes me lion
My heart has been broken
With no one to blame
For I do not wish those I love to feel pain
In doing so
I found the soul
To grace the greatest stage
And here, on one fine day
I trust that we shall dance again
For I faithfully believe
Pure love really can be undying
I guess, in a respect
That makes me lion.
I shall rise
From the flame
With the same in my eyes
I shall leap
With blind faith
Which I guess, in a way
Makes me lion
I shall breathe anew
In steepened bloom
I shall love hard
I shall love true
I shall succeed
In breathing in defiance
For one fine day
I have blind faith
The world will see
A Lion.
Richard Charles Stevens
Keeper of The Crimson Quill
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