You were once as open as the sky
As boundless as the fireflies in June
At your window watching life go by
Your light has dimmed too fast and much too soon
As boundless as the fireflies in June
Inside a Mason jar to please the eye
Your light has dimmed too fast and much too soon
Without air, a fire's going to die
Inside a Mason jar to please the eye
Inside a Mason jar to please the eye
Your gold transforms to dross, treasure to ruin
Without air, a fire's going to die
Blind as well as masked, you're not immune
Gold transforms to dross, treasure to ruin
Gold transforms to dross, treasure to ruin
Behind those glass panes on which you rely
Blind as well as masked, you're not immune
You can't shut out the past though you may try
Behind those glass panes on which you rely
At your window watching life go by
You can't shut out the past though you may try
You were once as open as the sky.
(done with the "proper" Pantoum rhyme scheme of abab)
