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Questions

I started dying when my life started
My life started when l first met you 
They never told me that love hurts
And they didn't tell me that it was  going to be easy 
As the clock ticks my love for you grows
Loving you is my curse
It is killing me
Yet it is the only thing that is keeping me intact 
It is the only thing worth smiling about

Deep in the woods
Lying under  a tree
I am a young man 
A typical countryboy
Seeking any source of comfort
I cherish my every smile
Even though love motivates me
Pain inspires me
My happiness does not  last
Loneliness is my only friend
And sadness is my norm
Deep in the woods

I thought l had nothing to give 
Until it finally hit me
I could give you my heart
What if l gave you my heart
My old dusty heart
Would you accept it
Would you brush it clean
Willing to see what is beneath the dust 

I ask myself questions 

Why
Why do roses have thorns
Is it because love has to end badly
Or is it just because the motives are always not right
Why does love hurt 
Is it because we love too much
Or do we just expect too much from love
Why is life so unfair 
Are we lacking wisdom
Does it just have to be this way
Why is sadness stronger than joy
Is it the world we live in
Or is it just us

What
What gives birth to tears
Is it a lot of emotions 
Or are they just an expression 
What really makes the world go round 
What does time have to do with life
If time is money
And money is the root of all evil
Does that mean that time is bad
If time really heals old wounds
Then what happens to good broken hearts

How
How do we smile in face of tragedy
Is it because we are strong 
Or we just do not have a choice
How do tears lighten a heavy heart
Do they make it float
Or juss divert our attention 
How does time mend a broken heart 
Does it teach us how to live with the pain
Or just make us forget

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Ashes

Let us start at the end because that is where it all began
Ashes
I clinched my fist because I did not want to let go
I literally watched you slip through my fingers
I cursed the day
The day I looked into your eyes, lying there
On a bed that represented hope
Until that moment
The moment I realised that you were actually sleeping on your death bed
You told me that you wanted to be cremated
And you wanted to be scattered in the ocean 
Since you never got to go when you were capable 
And you made me promise that I would make sure it happens
I blindly agreed because l did not have time to digest it
As l watched you take your last breath and expire
Now I am standing on the beach thinking about that day
And I rue the day l made you that promise
 I foolishly agreed because I did not realise that it meant I would have to lose you twice
I was clinching my fist because I knew letting go would be losing you all over again
But I had to fulfill my promise
So l let you go
Ashes
That is how it ended.