The Camera Steals A Thousand Smiles

The camera steals a thousand smiles

The
camera steals a thousand smiles

And then asks the
darkness for more

The clock that stopped, pocket
watch dropped

Leaves time divinely
sore

Your face has stolen a thousand
hearts

And then coerced several
more

A break and enter in my cardial
valves

Left me feeling torn

What
about the kiss that we never had

Do you touch your
lips some days?

I just said no, did that stop your
flow?

Or was I just a phase

Did I
offend when I stopped your smile

From ever touching
mine?

And did karma fight back when I broke the
watch

U gave me to find the
time

The camera finds a thousand
fears

And exploits them for all to
see

Every body flaw and each spent
tear

Is all we'll ever be

A
picture, a frame, a shelf in your room

Potent smoke
and mirrors

Propped against the clock to hide the
scar on its face

The sum of my thousand
fears

The camera steels a thousand
smiles

None of them truly real

And
the clock that stopped, discarded and dropped

Will
never truly heal