Who does your past belong to today?
Not me anymore since we parted ways
Constantly wondering if you’re doing ok
Thinking about our yesterdays
The timing was off when I was your past
Did all we could to make it last
That brief time still unsurpassed
In my mind there’s no contrast
If we’d met later, at a different time
We could have made it, it might have been fine
The love we shared, complete, sublime
We were a shooting star after a rapid climb
Too much distance, too much space
Logging miles, to be in one place
It was worth it for your embrace
The look of happiness on your face
It wore us down, tired us out
Tore us apart, started our doubts
Too much work to go that route
That’s what the end was all about
I hope you’re happy, and you are well
We both moved on the past now quelled
We could meet again, only time will tell
It is a thought that sometime dwells
Who does your past belong to today?
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