Abandoned

Another day to get through this Another drink to drown the itch I wish you were less the problem And more the fix There are only so many ways to say goodbye And I never got to choose any of them Maybe when you’ve decided to say hello I’ll be obliged to gift one then A morning frozen over by the death of the sun Captivates what has come and what has gone Giving time to weigh and to measure What can be kept and what can be lost forever There are no doors and no windows There’s only this dark hallway A collapsing wall behind you Pushing you down, pressing you on Such carefully irrational decisions we make Too many rules we ignore in this game Someday I’ll no longer remember your name Worn-down, distorted, and left in shame There are only so many ways to say goodbye And I never got to choose any of them Maybe when you’ve decided to say hello I’ll be obliged to gift one then