She was beauty personified
And I was often mesmerised
Still I chose,
To hurt another
She was my lover
A lonely other
I was her lover
I ran for cover.

Now we move in different lives
And she’ll be loving other guys
All the while my eyes
Have been closed over
I’ve been blinded by the sound
Of that burning light in the background
It’s pierced my mind
And frayed my vision.

Now I think of long ago
A girl I knew
A man I know
Who use to think he spoke
with such wisdom.
For now I see the falling leaves
Barren branches on once green trees
I hear their last cries echo around me.

‘Time will change and always go
Mocking all you thought to know
If you don’t follow
It will kill you surely
Kill you slowly
But kill you surely.’

On we move, different paths we pave
All leading to the one grave
Not always time to stay
For move we must.
In clouds of dust
We’re often thrust
In trails of dust
We choose to trust.

She was beauty personified
And I was often mesmerised
Still I chose to hurt another
I was her lover
A lonely other
She was my lover
I ran from cover.

© Daniel Breslin