I once knew a man
who said,
"Invest while you can."
I told him I didn't have any money.
"Well, I can't help you then."
I once met this kid
who told me his sins.
I couldn't say why,
I hardly knew him.
"You've a trustworthy face,
and you're leaving tomorrow."
But I never asked to be burdened by his sorrow.
I once loved a girl
who became my world.
I clung to her every single last word.
Then she was gone
to leave me in silence.
I replaced it with noises of hatred and violence.
I once had a choice
to make something new,
but I still hear her voice
telling me what to do.
I once spent a night
with a spirited punk.
Willful and passionate,
but down on his luck.
We painted the town red
and made Down the new Up.
I once read a book
that spelled out my life.
A real page turner,
though I know it's all lies.
Someone once told me
not to live in the past.
"Be here right now,
the future comes fast."
But I often look back
to cry or to laugh,
and on nights such as these
I'll write epitaphs.
Jul 21, 2014
Jul 21, 2014 at 12:03 AM UTC
I once knew a man
who said,
"Invest while you can."
I told him I didn't have any money.
"Well, I can't help you then."
I once met this kid
who told me his sins.
I couldn't say why,
I hardly knew him.
"You've a trustworthy face,
and you're leaving tomorrow."
But I never asked to be burdened by his sorrow.
I once loved a girl
who became my world.
I clung to her every single last word.
Then she was gone
to leave me in silence.
I replaced it with noises of hatred and violence.
I once had a choice
to make something new,
but I still hear her voice
telling me what to do.
I once spent a night
with a spirited punk.
Willful and passionate,
but down on his luck.
We painted the town red
and made Down the new Up.
I once read a book
that spelled out my life.
A real page turner,
though I know it's all lies.
Someone once told me
not to live in the past.
"Be here right now,
the future comes fast."
But I often look back
to cry or to laugh,
and on nights such as these
I'll write epitaphs.
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