Oh September

There are times in this world When it seems fit to dance To run through the alleys To skip and to prance These times of our life Are the times we remember And then there’s the pain Like last year’s September The sun had already ceased To warm the autumn air The leaves had already begun To fall down everywhere Then I was naïve and childlike I had no desire, I had no dream And I couldn’t see the summer Nor a single light’s beam I was dark and unattainable But nobody could really see I felt lonely and alone As if nobody cared for me I pretended all was alright As everyone does at times Nobody saw through me Save my paper, pen, and rhymes I was lost in the shadow I was wandering in the rain Slipping, I hit my head But I couldn’t feel the pain Lying there I remembered I remembered the memories The smile-casting moments Of parks and climbing trees Oh – just to return to them I knew I could get along But even then I knew the truth Those days were forever gone There are times in this world When you can’t even move You’re frozen In place With no sense of groove These times of our life Are the times we remember And I haven’t been truthful It was this September