Elixir

[wordsoffrailty]

What is it about life that makes us realize
that there is so much that we cannot grasp
but it rests in front of our view
ten inches short of our reach and it hangs
makes us remember we're alive
keeps us wondering why we're standing here
the cure-all.
the elixir of our lives,
just out of reach
to make everything alright

In the end, everyone finds a way,
if only for a day,
to grasp that perfect cure
feel like everything's okay

I have found my cure
if only for today,
I can say that everything's okay
nothing is missing and I'm just fine
tomorrows another day,
but for tonight I'll stay right here
hold my breath for just another minute
suffocate my fears and let them disappear

back to places,
tomorrow's another day
but the reach seems so much closer
so much nearer to my fingertips
I've never been so real
to myself, to you

I have found my cure
if only for today,
I can say that everything's okay
nothing is missing and I'm just fine
tonight I will lie in peace
alive and real,
breathe a sigh and rest my head
and when I awake I will breathe again for the first time