Prophet
- Jeff Jackson
- Sep 8, 2023
- 1 min read
Prophet
© 2019 Jeff Jackson
Is that a little bit of judgment
I hear in your voice?
Can you only see the shadow
or do you have a choice?
You’re separating right from wrong
with perfect clarity
No one loves a prophet, ‘cept me.
You can’t predict the future,
but you see what’s happening
Warning I’ll get blisters
if I grab that burning ring
You stand outside and see the things
that I can never see
No one loves a prophet, ‘cept me
But you’re not alone
You’re not alone
You’re not alone, my dear
You see in panorama
Yet you’re pointing out details
Looking for some justice
Just to balance out the scales
The voice that no one wants to hear
Yet needs to desperately
No one loves a prophet, 'cept me.
Some were shot and
some were stabbed
Some were sawn in two
If you decide to speak the truth
The same might come of you So build your courage,
take your love
For every human life
You’re flanked by
Ghosts of ages past
Who bear that lonely light
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