Quiet
All but quiet
Except my thoughts
My thoughts do not pause
In their fantastic imagination
I think of times past,
Lives lived
Six years ago, I remember
My tears on a shoulder
And how easily they were cleaned up
But that's the way it goes
I thought of so many things
Things I promised, things I didn't
I imagined that I'd stay forever by her side
But I didn't
And six years ago, I remember
How she said she'd stay by my side
And how she left
I remember, six years ago
All my unhappiness spilled onto her clothes
But I recovered
I thought of you often
But times change, and lovers part
Or at least certain parts
And I still think of you
Poised at the edge of memory
Asking
All the things I've done
And all the music I've composed
And all the poems I've written
Are meaningless when it comes to you
Your eyes are hard
I wonder how I ever survived
And I wonder how she did too
Times have changed, and lovers have parted
But we haven't
After all this time
It seems like we're still together
Life goes on, and so do I
Whether I want it to or not
And I think I definitely do
History isn't so bad
Being remembered has its drawbacks
But I've been called uglier things
But your skin, your face
I remember the way you felt
The way you loved
And I remember
A necklace
That is six years old
And it is as strong as ever
And the young lady
Who said, I love you
I knew it was for real
But I was wrong
And that's the way it goes
I came into this world
With no promises
(And no regrets)
And whether I like it or not
I've got to live with my past
But I'm not sure
If I like that or not
And all I can say is
I'm sorry