Goodbye

I still see her sometimes
Hands in her pockets
Tears in her eyes
A war she's not willing to fight
It wouldn't be fair
Wouldn't be wise

She's gotta face it
She cannot chase it
If it's not meant to be
Her energy's wasted
So she will fake it
'Cause she can't change it
Her heart is so strong
But now she might break it

She walks, her feet on the grass
They land on the ground
I land in the past
She's hoping that this doesn't last
But it's fading fast
This hope that she has

She's gotta face it
She cannot chase it
If it's not meant to be
Her energy's wasted
So she will fake it
'Cause she can't change it
Her heart is so strong
But now she might break it

The clouds in the sky never move
They hang above her
A sorrowful gloom
With the rain, she will storm in her room
She screams at her heart,
"Why do you get to choose?"

She's gotta face it
She cannot chase it
If it's not meant to be
Her energy's wasted
So she will fake it
'Cause she can't change it
Her heart is so strong
But now she might break it


Afraid to hope
Tries to let go
Won't admit it to herself,
Much less another soul
They will not know
It will not show
The perks of a stubborn mind
You end up on your own


And that's what she thought.


I still see her sometimes
Hands in her pockets
Tears in her eyes
But I turn and I wave her goodbye
She no longer exists,
That past self of mine




(10/18/14)