The Darker Shades of White

Marilyn - Corpus Christi The silence echoes through the empty halls No salutations something was very wrong She went searching searching for signs of life But nothing nothing was found As she turns to face her life she says I will not run away And as

We've been transfixed Before our encounter will ever take place We've heard the stories and the words That have entered our hearts forever And with every effort we make preparations And pursue on with the passion and the love The love You've shown us

How do you measure cost of that which can't be bought or sold? The giving of which bears the price, this is my sacrifice. The price I'll pay for you alone... sacrifice. Let not winter's ragged hand decay the beauty of the heart. Not even such a thing

Tonight I take my chance. Tonight I make my own fate. Tonight another statistic makes the gravest of mistakes. I wonder if they'll even notice when I'm gone. I wonder if they'll even care. Temptation... it taunts me. The urge for escape, the taste of

I've fought the fight, I'm black and blue. If only now just to pursue the things I thought were right. My only fear is you'll see right through me at all the things I have to hide. What has this cost me now? Full-fledged denial, self-gratifying, to l

Righteous engagement of thoughts set forth the crumbling of our souls. Business knows no end, even to the death. Friend or foe, raising its unnerving head, Tormented by the gestures unknowing. I can see it in your eyes Stabbed in the heart again, the