Like Juliet, to Jared

It is fire like a tiger that is burning bright inside
It is faith just like the lamb who follows till she dies
Where this faith will take her no one knows and no one sees
But how this fire plans to burn? for all enternity

Sing for me a song and I will tell you what it means
But sing for me of love and I can't tell you anything
I can listen, I can learn, and I can feel it burn inside
But I still fear the reaper- will he reap it ere I die?

It's a fear that's overwhelming since it's happened once before
It's a kalaidascope of protests saying love can never more
Love has had its own ideas of what is wrong or right
But how well does it shine on us?  through darkest of the nights

Sing for me a song and I will tell you what it means
Sing for me of love and I can tell you just one thing
I can listen, I can learn, and I can feel it burn inside
Yet I still fear the reaper, though he won't reap ere I die

You are fire like the tiger whose eyes still burn so bright
Your claws are sharp and dangerous and ready for a fight
Your fur is soft and beautiful and pleasant to the touch
And if I didn't want that I wouldn't fear you quite so much

The One who made the lamb made thee- a powerful work of art
How could this little lamb have twist the sinews of your heart?
What fire burns so hotly inside us both and in our souls
That softens all your metal-strength that no one could control?

Sing for me a song and I will tell you what it means
Sing for me of love and I will give you anything
Start for me a story for the end you won't regret
I won't fear the reaper- I'll be brave like Juliet.

~Ketlin Narris, Feb 10th, 2002