A Girl I Used To Know

She walks towards me in the street Matching me stride for stride Each step closer My vision takes her in in increments Hair, face, breasts, hips, legs All so achingly familiar Memories in waves crashing through my soul The innocence we shared Before life took hold Before days passed Then weeks Now I feel like I'm 10 years late For everything I see in her the girl who knew the world was fair That knew the party would never end That saw the future as an adventure Not a slow battle to stay afloat But now I am closer and I can see Time has stolen her bloom Robbed her of her wonder But I remember The girl inside the woman Who knew life was to be lived Not just survived And as I reach out to brush a hair from her face My hand only bumps the glass And as I search my own reflection He takes my hand and asks me what I see Nothing I reply Just a girl I used to know