I Can'T Remember the Name

Little bits of happiness gently dropping from the sky
Evaporate in the stillness as a cloud passes by
There seems so many consequences for decisions I've made
The cards that I hold don't seem like the ones that I played.

I see the serpent coil as it strikes to bite the hand
Perhaps it just a sign I take the time to understand
Sometimes I wonder if I really have a soul
The puzzle is in pieces it's so hard to feel whole.

The journeys that I make the road that I'm upon
Am I getting anywhere and has that taken much too long
I look outside myself at the great big world outside
I see the change before me like the ocean's tides.

Rising to new heights and then returning to the start
I start to see my soul but I was looking for my heart
The wind begins to pick up with the coming of the storm
I try to find some shelter to keep me safe and warm.

The happiness returns I believed it always would
All that seemed so bad has changed into good
Though everything has changed it still looks the same
I know it all to well I just can't remember the name...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 7/7/2011 4:59:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your work...well written
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Mark Russell
Date: 7/7/2011 5:43:00 PM
Thanks i enjoyed sharing it. Thanks for reading and have a great night and take care. Mark
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