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soul drifter
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since 2004-09-08
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0 posted 2013-08-10 10:12 AM


Sad Goodbyes

Sad goodbyes
stealing away reflected in rear view
drifting to blue
like a soul lost of hopes I try
I will always try
to get back to you

Forest trail
devil tail pointing only one way
darkening the day
like a spirit tearing down the sail
still I will sail
to get back to you

Thorns prick and roses fall
and I've got no name to call
when these nights sparkle and fade
these plans I made
built upon the foundation of loving you
in hopeless times I hope for something true

You color in the little moments I often forget to see
dotting the highway side of my life spent in a dream
the blue and grey mingles with effortless, unrequited pain
but far better to feel this way than let you slip down the drain
and try to move on,
to reset and restart
impossible to do
a rock impossible to move
stuck sharply in the side of my heart

Sad goodbyes
steering me around the water drain
drifting into blue
like a soul drunk on dreams I try
I will always try
to get back to you

Happy hellos
falling from my parted lips
balanced on a fingertip
like a kite upon a massive storm
I must have been born
to get back to you

Memories thick of the fall
October was worth it all
when those nights shimmered like stars
cold breath in the car
hands clasped through this time
in dreamless times I only dream of you

You color in the jagged borders of my lonely days
helping me to see the light in the folds of grey
the blue from the grey sky falling over me in my bed
and for better or worse I live only inside my worried head
and I can't go back
to feelings untrue
to try a different tack
and stare into a newer face
an unthinkable footstep away from you

Sad goodbyes
stealing away reflected in rear view
drifting to blue
like a soul lost of hopes I try
I will always try
to get back to you

I will always try
to fly
and get back to your side.

"Heaven is paved with broken glass,
since your hammer struck my heart" -XTC

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Juju
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since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429
In your dreams
1 posted 2013-08-12 10:01 PM


Sad good byes often left unsaid as well. Good write.

Juju

-Juju

-"So you found a girl
Who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts " Silent all these Years, Tori Amos

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
2 posted 2013-08-28 07:32 PM


Nice...James
EmmaRose
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since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376
Midwest
3 posted 2013-08-29 02:35 PM


colorful and vivid portrayal of that desire to be reunited once again, when the dream isn't enough
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