To The Things That Never Left

Loose rhyme scheme, and erratic meter. I'm okay with that.


To The Things That Never Left


I feel as though you’ve left me
That our rocky course is run

If, that I have lost you
May it only be this once


I’ll miss the future, mostly
The sweetest songs unsung

We endured all we could
We burned so close to love

Each memory is perfect
But still not good enough

If, that I have lost you
I’m relieved it’s only once


Never thought I’d have you
More than that, I knew

Self-fulfilling prophecy
In all our lies, come true

From holding on too tightly
I’ve lost my grasp of you

If this is your leaving
May it be once that I live through


As awful as it seems to be
Teary eyes will smile when it mends

Someday, some time from now
When we recall the things that never left

Forever mine, in limited time
My dream, my lover, my friend


If it’s true, I’ve lost you
I won’t have to lose you again


All the good, and all the bad
Can never be undone

For better or for worse,
It will be exactly what it was

I’ll take the blame, you take the credit
For our failed attempt at love

If it is, I’ve lost you
I could only suffer it this once


Sonny Giordano, Valentine Media(c), 2010