Day After Day

Day after day, year after year Through the laughter and the tears The mud becomes comparable to the water Mere substance suitable to asphyxiate Gives the means to claim a place beside The ones no longer here And whisper in your ear There’s no need to cry No need to be afraid Minute after minute, hour after hour Eternity blurs into one numb purgatory Only discernible when clarity returns Releasing the pain of hitting the bottom The empty bottle falls, shattering on the floor Leaving a slight resemblance of the remains of your heart Time after time, end after beginning Nothing left to take away the rest All that remains is just enough to torture Sunrise after sunset Doesn’t matter much now It’s not as bright as it should be Could never feel as warm as it used to Darkened portrait of the soul Half-empty landscape of the life That once was a life To life To give To share To die for