Wake Up, Fall Asleep
A song the radio I couldn't help quote
Parachute, oh Parachute, please forgive me I had to
I love the melody, the message and it made me wonder so intently
who is this she that is love
Is she near or far
could she be sitting next to me on the bus, the freeway
a face I'd never recognize
could she be even in a red dress and alone walking beside me
A whole new world, an Aladdin style romance
would it be all in her eyes
Who could she be; the mystery is haunting, daunting, taunting
Everyday I wake up with the thought
the song in my pocket for good measure
hoping for a simple single second
a portrait of her face pieced together with her name would
appear like an epiphany in a dream
I enjoy a challenge, I'm enthralled by the chase
but I'd rather not arrive at a day
only to wake up, fall asleep, obsessively wondering the same thing
when she...she could happily content with glancing shortly in my befuddled direction
The game, it's changing
because I once heard a name in my head, eyes closed
a movie playing beyond
and the snap of my concentration forced a name on my birthday
I couldn't place a face to
The suspense, it kills; my face it changes when it crosses my lips
but what can I do, place a face to an imaginary name
for all I know, it could be a trick by lovely but lonely Mother
Self inflection:
this might take years and years and years but I just can't give up
nor wave the white flag of surrender
I get love isn't a battlefield
Sorry, Jordin Sparks, love isn't war
at least so I believe
In the end, she, the love I paint her out to be
she could be the greatest thing to occur in my universe
but with all great things, all great mysteries
let time weave it's golden thread to create a golden quilt
to lift the veil to a golden moment
Please, time, do it in haste
or for my sake, perhaps drop a hint or a difficult riddle
for me?
only so I don't feel this emptiness
anymore
Copyright © Andrus Cassian | Year Posted 2016
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