Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Let Go



You don’t know why I hide behind
These ironclad-like walls
Shielded by my disposition
Roaming the empty halls

I trained myself to keep distance
From those who got too close
Protect myself from suffering
From those who loved me most

My leather skin had served me well
Blocking all temptation
My guard then fell but all I felt
Was intimidation

You bring hope, bliss, and beginning
I’ve never felt this way
You provide a different path
That makes me not afraid

No more should I hide from taking risks
Or be scared to live off faith
To jump without having control
To give in to love’s cliché

Save my judgment and revolt
There’s nothing I have to prove
I couldn’t want anything more
Than to only be with you

Absent

Remember those times from long ago
When we used to play outside
A moment in time we thought was slow
Now dashes and zooms right by

Those days when dirt stuck under our nails
And we had nowhere to be
Instead of waiting for a signal that fails
We waited for immortality

Our silence was once filled with laughter
Now replaced by a ringtone
Together we knew what we were after
But now I just stand alone

It used to be fun watching our shows
When you were always around
Now I witness our bond decompose
Your head that is constantly down

A lightning bug used to keep you perplexed
By its magic animation
Now it's excitement from a lit up text
That stole your imagination

Our eyes once outlined each fickle cloud
While we laid in mounds of grass
I wish I'd known time only allowed
An instant for a memory to last

The world we know is an ongoing game
I miss you sitting next to me
But things will never be the same
Since the introduction of technology