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Mercy Can Wait (1999) You see a man standing there, something to say His voice echoes, you can't hear And your friends say, look away And your friends manage to avoid his gaze Mercy can wait... mercy can wait You make contact with those wretched eyes Yet, somehow compassion escapes you Poster between his hands, head low, words held high You're guilty of staring, but not of caring Mercy can wait... mercy can wait Eyes of an angel, glass in her hand Kneeling in the bathroom stall Her fingers bled as she etched in cursive Her soul on the bathroom wall I tried to look away, but I was too afraid Somewhere beyond the shadow of trees Where it's safe to ignore the tears and the pleas We pray to the god of hypocrisy Mercy can wait because we're down on our knees It is there, you won't find me Maybe you... but you won't find me Written by Jaimie D. Travis, The Word Gallery, Copyright 1999 CareTaker@thewebgarden.com The webGarden http://thewebgarden.com