Between the Darkness and Daylight

Between the darkness and daylight
Caught in the trapping of mid-afternoon
Tearing at the ankle bone
Down a dark alley, flickering lights lead me toward my home

Between the woman and her man
Dies the right to piss where you stand
True colors that were shown
When they boarded up all the open doors leading to their home

Between the church and what's at stake
A leather-bound antidote saves
The fire from its flame
It's a fantasy, she tried to believe, "oh, to be called home."

Between the sickness and the saint
Lie the rest of us who lie awake
Equal rights evaporate
Primal prose propels outdated ideas into our home

Between the mother and her child
An unending war, existing long before her mother was born
Lady Liberty is cold
All the protest signs on the overpass let her know
You are not alone, as you March the Parkway you are home

Between you and me
I feel overlooked
Disgusted, but still I'm overjoyed
At the thought of living
Oh, the sunlight, the sea and all things in between
The morning coffee and the daily routine
Though I know we're so recklessly ruining everything
I know I am not alone