Once Upon A Shadow, Deep Inside A Dream

To You 2002

To you,
I write these words.
To you,
I hope they are heard.
In years that have long since passed,
I have seen your face, heard your laugh,
The time passes much too fast,
As I cling helplessly to my crooked staff.
The tomorrows loom before me still, distant,
Yet near enough for me to realize you're not here.
I lost your love and friendship in an instant,
I didn't even have a moment to weep a tear.
They tell me to move on and face the today,
A world without you, with a smile on my face.
They won't even listen to the words I say,
It's like you vanished without a trace.
But I miss you, I wish you were here,
The world seems colder, emptier somehow,
The dark seems darker and there is greater fear,
I swallow so much filth I can't see straight now.
But to you,
I write these words, today.
And hope that someday it will prove true,
You will be here, you have not truly gone away.