It's Been a Long Time

The sun comes up to bring forth light I just get stuck in the shadows of night I think of you often it’s been a long time Since I held you close and said you were mine. The time rolls on as it always seems to do I’m caught in a dream at a beach with you I pick up a shell and starfish along the line I miss your laugh, it’s been a long time. A heart so big it encompasses the world I climb into the water as the futures unfurled A mermaid of sorts below the surface you’ll find That you’re still in my heart, it’s been a long time. A sea gull flies over it reminds me of you When times were better and I knew what to do I look up to the sky in hopes for a sign The clouds move in it’s been a long time. The sun drops and kisses the water it is time to go The colors streak the sky much like an air show I pick up the pieces and take what is mine With a tear in my eyes, it’s been a long time.