The Pain of Your Absence

Hello sunshine of my life
I’ve been waiting for you all this time
You’re the secret that I’ve been keeping
Dreamt of you as I lay sleeping
Stolen was my heart, torn from my very soul
Memories repeat
Within the pain of your absence

Within my dreams embrace, I carry on
Sorrow, filled. Captured within this song.
As you bask within your living opera
Born from my dreams, you resonate within my heart
I’m sharing my love-filled art
Within the pain of your absence

Within my hollow life I saw
Images of happiness that left me raw
Faces and places that I framed with art
Without any strings, born from my heart
People filled with light, hiding within plain sight
Histories repeat
Within the pain of your absence

Though the hands of others, I gave away
Life and love, so you’d come my way
But you’ve turned away, into the arms of another
So, I walled my art and heart away
And I shall convey to all that I need to say
I’d rather walk this life alone
Without love for my very own
Within the pain of your absence

Captured within an empty frame
Puzzle pieces locked within my brain
Roses given, now are withered and dried
Pastel petals, have fallen, devoid of life
I’ll never sacrifice my art filled soul
For anything physical to make me whole
Without your love, I walk alone
Within the pain of your absence

Some live their lives, as if it were a game
Lying, cheating, stealing, again and again
Some see through lies, embracing their truths
Actions found within deeds performed

There’s exists no love filled walls made of gold
My life’s been spent giving away my stories I hold
I’m determined to frame my own life within my art
Married to the sunshine found within my heart

Some hide that which they must convey
By leading others with lies come whatever that may
I’m determined to share my life filled with love
Leaving behind a legacy built from hope itself

In spite of the pain of your absence