Life works in mysterious ways
Ending things exactly where they started
My favorite memory of us
Is now tainted by our end
You were in town
After a long time away
I was nervous at first
But I couldn't say why
We drove to a spot
Overlooking the water
That we had been to before
But it was never the view
That made an impression
You had your phone plugged in
Playing our favorite songs
As I sat on your lap
Facing you
We didn't speak
But mouthed the words
To Sheets
Slowly and carefully
As I traced my fingers
From your temple to your chin
And rested my thumb on your lips
You had one hand on my waist
The other resting gently by my side
And I wanted it to last forever
That moment before we kissed
When we only admired each other
And explored each other's features
Those were always my favorite times
When I felt my love for you most deeply
But that song came on today
The one that accompanies my favorite memory
And the words truly meant something this time
It was just a sad song before
It held no truth
But I felt the ache in every line
I related to every verse
And cried the whole song through
I can't tell if it was mostly because
The words cut so deeply
Now that they held meaning with me
Or if it was because
I could never again look on that memory
In it's innocence
It would always be tarnished
By the song's every aching word