The Box of Pine

The Box of Pine by Kevin Robey February 10, 2013 Here we are, once again Lying there, my dear old friend Rivers of tears flowing down my face My manner lacking in style and grace I speak, but you don’t listen I see, but your eyes don’t glisten My soul is covered by a cloak of fear So close, but you are nowhere near One last time, I hold your hand tight I remember our smiles, as well as our fights I remember swing sets that should have failed Through hopeless times, you were the wind in my sails There are promises now, forever un-kept The final solution has now been set This box of pine forever holds your heart Little did I know, you’d rip mine apart A wave of Insanity, one last Hail Mary One final desperate plea, so arbitrary I scream TAKE ME WITH YOU PLEASE! THIS WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME TO ME! For the first time ever, you don’t respond Your soul is seems, will never re-spawn I fall to my knees as my legs shake and fail The wind you gave me has finally left my sails So I wander the world, desperate and alone You’ll never know how bright your light had shown You ask for a special moment, well we had many A million times over were you the best friend to me There were no promises we wouldn’t drift apart But the times we spent were surely a good start In the end all you have are the memories you make And that’s something that no one can ever take A tattoo that fades, are like the memories you donate But they will never evaporate or dissipate While my memories fade, the pain never mends We take those scars with us ‘til the end Rest well my friend, for insomnia is at an end You say you meant nothing, but my tears contend But I decide to smile, and not to cry ‘Cause I remember, that “Soul mates never die” This isn’t goodbye, ‘cause I’ll see you again In a place where we no longer have to pretend Where we share bright eyes and wide smiles A place where you decline to leave, and stay awhile And for a moment...For just a single, fleeting moment...I am happy