Old Glassy Smears

I thought I saw the sun peer through a cloud A warming breath to say goodbye to tears I could again stand tall and say I’m proud To close history on all of my fears But rays of light are just old glassy smears And words mean nothing; they leave you alone With solitude’s pain and now nothing cheers As mem’ries turn a heart of love to stone My eyes never shall see that pretty face That one brief glimpse to set the world alight For beauty’s smile that radiates with grace Cannot be mine; I return to the night I shall not taste her lips honeyed delight For such a pleasure I’m not worthy to own I have no will to stand against this plight As mem’ries turn a heart of love to stone Rekindling dreams of a different kind In the distance there burns an older flame But love I will no longer seek to find So I can never dare call out her name My heart, too wild, they have failed to tame Too many times, I’ve heard ‘I love you’ drone Those empty words but pain hurts all the same As mem’ries turn a heart of love to stone No longer shall I yearn for passion’s kiss Or yield to wantings of the pleasure zone In darkness lies no joy or loving bliss As mem’ries turn a heart of love to stone