And now I'd like to talk about
The things I've said and done
With people and in places
Regrettably long gone
It always starts out simple -
A poem, three words, a kiss
There's heavy months of loneliness
And only days of bliss.
History repeats itself,
I know it all too well.
The pattern of my life, it seems,
It's not that hard to tell.
Star-eyed lovers,
Discontent,
Distance, power,
A heart's lament.
Here goes, I think
It's better now.
Nothing changes;
I'll make it through somehow.
I thought I would be sadder
To hear you end this here
I thought we'd last forever
But it's only been one year.
To fall in love - that's easy
I do it all too well
The stairways up to heaven,
The burning fall to hell.
And so it ends, as usual,
The miles won't melt away
I bite my lip and sigh against
The dawning of today.
I can't bring myself to feel.
I wonder if that's wrong.
I wonder if this isn't just
The lyrics of a song.
I'm more upset it's over -
And I know that's selfish too
The world was never upside-down
In the time I spent with you.
And so it ends, as usual
The miles won't melt away
But an evanescent kiss can't match
Just living day by day. |
Submission Name: As Usual
