I remember when rain would fall
in diamond sheet and icy wall
that I would watch leave yet always come again



there was no malice that I knew
that would be later planted
and bear a bitter bloom



I remember when snow and frost
bore more feeling than winters loss
of merry time, rare and hard to hold



of shades and ghosts that only now
exist in memory and in shroud
how could we save every second before the cloud



time then like moth and night
was both beautiful and blind in sight
don’t forget you stand where I stood



you follow the echo of my hearts beats
tracing them through life's dark streets
a map of mistakes I left for you



strive on my failings
fly higher than me
you are the me I wish I could be



because you will know just how I failed
and what I could have done to prevail
but fate loves you more than I



I only tell you now my thought
to spare the hurt to be begot
from pondering thoughts deep and dark



not to dwell on such things too long
no matter the answer is life still goes on
and there’s nothing we can do to change that.