The chairs rest, empty
with a place set for two
Time ticks by slowly
as silence looms large
The absence of presence
grows grand with the moments,
waiting for something
to break status quo
But nothing and no one
comes to claim the seating
It stands there, abandoned
not knowing what’s missing
A place set for two
and a void left by all
Keeper of stories that weren’t mine to know
Bearer of secrets never meant to share
Another’s soul spilled out all over me
Then quickly sealed away as was supposed to be
Finding my way down a road laid for someone else
Nearly lost my head when the wall came down
Tried to push on through though I knew the truth
That what rested at the end was never mine to see
But oh for that brief moment I believed
And that assurance lifted me so far beyond my place
Comforted and carried me long past my destination
To where I could no longer see reality
Blinded by the way those moments made me feel
Taking it for granted that the experience was shared
Assuming I knew all the rules of the game
But I was the only one that cared to play
Too busy breaking my own heart in fantasy
To watch her walk away when asked
For something that she couldn’t give
Despite all that she’d taken from me
Not finding it within myself to let go
Of the last thing that held me aloft
Instead I grasped so tightly
And felt it as it slipped away
To trouble me from afar
The fog clings tight to the road ahead
Yet still we stumble on
Pulled by strings that no one sees
Caught tight, tugged ever onward
Down a path we’ll never know
Until we reach the end
And find all we’ve been searching for
Lies just a little further down the way
Our lives an endless journey
Made of the moments across the distance
Landmarks and memories found along the path
It wont matter soon
so don’t make me face it yet
Just let me feel something
right here, right now
Fake it for a while
Let me think you care
Let me believe today
won’t be all I have
(Tomorrow you can leave)
Grant me the moments of fiction
that I may hold so tight
when the sunrise hits
and the light bares the deception
Just give me this glimmer
of what I’ve missed so long
No need to tell the truth
the lies will get me through
A smile, a sigh,
The little moment memories
That carry me through
That look, that damn look
That sign of relief
A victim rescued
Held above the waves
The sense of accomplishment
And a little glimpse of meaning
What life is supposed to be
You gave, and you took away
But still I have those moments
To reflect on
When I too need saving
From the waters that surround