Buttress Blues

Been waiting here for endless hours,

I’ve seen trees bloom and their flowers

Fall like toy soldiers

On tiny parachutes

Seen seasons change before my eyes,

Children playing, heard their cries

As thunder storms roll through

Like bowling balls

I think I’ve done my share of sitting

Waiting while the clock kept ticking

And bike wheels spin round

Like the minute hand

So while I hide within this buttress

And lay my every care to rest

I’ll sing these blues

Until you come along

...Until you come along

...Until you come along

I’ll sing these blues

Until you come along

Been looking past a dark horizon

At an orange moon a risin’

Thinking to myself

“Where might you be?”

Kept my emotions in a bundle

Nestled deep within this jungle

A dense bastion

From unworthy eyes

And as I venture through the night

Basking under full-moon light

My soul’s consumed

By Jaguar Spirit

So while I battle through this cave

Ward off demons weak and brave

I hope tomorrow’s sun

Will reignite

If Xibalba's dirty tricks

Bring about my soul's eclipse

Fear not these thirteen

Levels I'll still travel

Then once again within this buttress

Having laid my cares to rest

I'll sing these blues

Until you come along...

...Until you come along

...Until you come along

I’ll sing these blues

Until you come along

© José V. Guerra Awe