Through the Rain
I SIT AND WATCH THE RAIN..
A TEAR DROP'S IN MY EYES..
ROLLING DOWN MY FACE...
I WIPE THEM DRY....
BUT STILL I CRY....
IT'S HARD TO SEE THROUGH THE MISTY
WINDOW PANE..
I ONLY SEE MY WRINKLED FACE...
THESE LAUGHTER LINES ARE NOT SO FUNNY...
THE YEARS ARE CATCHING UP SO FAST..
AND RUNNING PAST AT SPEED...
LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW....
I SEE YOUR SLIGHT REFLECTION..
YOUR DISAPPEARING...
FADING...
WALKING AWAY FROM ME...
I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING...
BUT THE RAIN WAS DRIVING IN MY FACE..
I RAN AROUND IN CIRCLES..
CHASING DREAMS THAT COULD NOT BE...
BECAUSE YOU WERE TO GOOD FOR ME..
WE LIVED IN DIFFERENT WORLDS..
BUSINESS CLASS FOR YOU...
AND ECONOMY FOR ME...
I LOVED YOU TRULY WITH ALL MY HEART..
MY DAYS OF WAITING FOR YOUR CALLS...
HOPING I COULD MAKE YOU DAY...
BUT THE RAIN HAS WASHED MY DREAMS AWAY..
I COULD NOT HIDE THE TEARS..
OR THE SADNESS IN YOUR EYES..
I CANNOT TAKE THE PAIN..
I HOPE TODAY IT DOES NOT RAIN............
Copyright © Stephen Blencowe | Year Posted 2011
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