The past is the time we were apart
In the
future who knows if you'll be there
The one thing that I can be sure of
The present is that gift that we share
Under the redwood by the river
We sat barefoot for a while
Starry skies
outshone by your
Wildfire eyes and crescent moon smile
The river flows free to the ocean
Never paying a penny in fare
The habit
of nature in all her glory
Though not always exacted with such care
Our existence ran through the ruins of time
We survived on our instincts and
guile
Learning lessons of life day-by-day
Never questioning the value of a smile
When you set out for your prearranged destiny
I offered you my congratulations
"This
shouldn't take long", you assured me
Empty promises were never consolations
The murmur of distant souls
Echoed from the graveyard
The eyes of a stranger
fixed intent
Over my innermost desires I stand guard
Little lost angel in a game of chance
Wandering through the avenues
You
wrote your masterpiece of sorrow
Those bittersweet bell-tower blues
The song plays on through my head
Your song of the streets
It carries me
through the yearning
I breathe to the beat
Town square clock chimes at noon
Infernal ringing burns my ears
I haven't
slept for near six days
Feels closer to six years
On this tightrope ride
Dreams are betrayed
Stage-lights dim on this
Never
Ending Charade
