You let things fall through the cracks
Watch them slip away
Watch them float to the ocean floor
Words.
Lost words.
Last words.
Unsaid words.
Misplaced.
But gripping too tightly breaks things
Crushing memories
Crippling silence
Dust.
Holding on for longer than necessary
No wind is strong enough
No amount of time is still enough
No conversation lasted for long enough
I love you.
Not said enough.
Stay.
Unwired, untrusted
Unfinished, undone
Colour me foolish,
colour me blind.
Colour me foolish,
colour me blind.
Stories have been written about misfortune
Tales have been told about loss
But it didn't prepare me for this
No,
it didn't prepare me for this
Being irrevocably in love
and never knowing
never knowing
Too little; time
hours
days
words
memories. Too late; time
hours
days
words
memories.
Are you even listening?
Did you ever pay attention?
"I could never leave you...
I'm so sorry..."
"I love you..."
The end.
The end.
The end.
The end.
Jun 17, 2015
Jun 17, 2015 at 4:33 AM UTC
You let things fall through the cracks
Watch them slip away
Watch them float to the ocean floor
Words.
Lost words.
Last words.
Unsaid words.
Misplaced.
But gripping too tightly breaks things
Crushing memories
Crippling silence
Dust.
Holding on for longer than necessary
No wind is strong enough
No amount of time is still enough
No conversation lasted for long enough
I love you.
Not said enough.
Stay.
Unwired, untrusted
Unfinished, undone
Colour me foolish,
colour me blind.
Colour me foolish,
colour me blind.
Stories have been written about misfortune
Tales have been told about loss
But it didn't prepare me for this
No,
it didn't prepare me for this
Being irrevocably in love
and never knowing
never knowing
Too little; time
hours
days
words
memories. Too late; time
hours
days
words
memories.
Are you even listening?
Did you ever pay attention?
"I could never leave you...
I'm so sorry..."
"I love you..."
The end.
The end.
The end.
The end.
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