Tiny Dancer

Ash falls off the mantal 
Into the carpet
Like a target
White to Grey
Just like my face

Loved you like a movie
Slow beginnings 
Quicker endings
But every moment 
Was worth the pace

You're in my bones
You're skin deep
Feels like a welcome home
But im the black sheep

I miss dancing under string lights
Elton John, tiny dancer in the night
You left me hanging like those lights
Surrendered all my rights
Just for a conversation or two
Ruined myself all over again
Just to aid and abbet you

Flashbacks of you 
Feel like snow
in the middle of june
Out of place 
But gone too soon

My love was a promise
I swore to keep
It was eternities long
And Oceans deep
Had to throw it all to sea
Just to forget me
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Hughes Avatar
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Oh the pain of unrequited love, well written Sidney!
Rene Avatar
January 1, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Thank you!
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