High School Memories

Your Answer

Hung on a string,

Waiting for an answer,

With a question in the air,

Consisting of my worth,

I, my friend am worthless to you,

I'm a piece of paper meant to be ripped up and

forgotten,

Though while sitting here I am lost in words I should

say.

My eyes cross a time line of what we used to be,

My heart clinging to nothing but a memory,

After all these years,

We have suffered through,

So many fears and so many tears,

We have far too many scars,

We've fallen to the ground not able to look each other

in the eyes,

For we know once contact is made we will break down

and cry.

I don't know if I can stay,

Pacing along this broken line,

What do you want me to say?

That I'm the only one you need to find?

I can't make you wait forever,

I can't break down and cry,

Know that we will never be together,

But neither of us want to say 'goodbye'.

A rose that you gave to me,

Smells fresh within this soul,

But petals meant to last forever,

Crumble then lose their shade,

If the right answer is not made,

Then all will fade.

I thought that time could heal all wounds,

Even those of heartbreak and woe,

But now as you sit there glaring at me,

I learned that there are some things I must let go,

I can't hold on forever,

And I shouldn't ask you the same,

But I hoped you wouldn't hate me,

Even if these harsh words seem like a gain

I don't know if I can stay,

Pacing along this broken line,

What do you want me to say?

That I'm the only one you need to find?

I can't make you wait forever,

I can't break down and cry,

Know that we will never be together,

But neither of us want to say 'goodbye'.

We played our games of sally and jack,

Getting caught up in an act,

I hid myself from you,

Of what I knew was true,

And my friend that was the wrong thing to do,

I hurt the one who held my heart,

The one who pulled me out of the dark,

I hurt my best friend,

I hurt you and now I don't know what to do,

Do I let go of what we were?

And never again see your smiling face,

Or do I go on hurting you by leaving you sitting here

staring off into space?

I don't want this to be 'goodbye',

For you john are my dear friend,

Now walk down your path,

And I'll wander upon mine,

Please don't look back,

And leave nothing behind,

We both have our own lives to lead,

Looking down on each other from our broken clouds,

But now...

...Now there is nothing but that single rose,

Fading under a darkened shroud,

We must turn our heads away,

And never look back,

For if we do,

More than the rose will die and turn black.

Some day will you think of me and smile?

Will you look up at the sky and gaze a while?

Will you think of me and how we used to be?

And will you know I am doing the same,

Clinging on to another memory.