Would you like to hear my story?
Could you listen for awhile?
Will you gaze at me intently?
Will you leave here with a smile?
I’m not looking for a roommate
I’m not bent on giving in
Just laying down some lyrics
About beauty, hope, and sin
Life has been prismatic
Holographic form
Filled with false bravado
Hauntingly lukewarm
So much for acceptance
To hell with fitting in
Mask of indignation
Melancholy wins
CHORUS
It hurts too much to focus
On things that might have been
On dreams of love abandoned
Or when the pain shall end
We all have subtle lessons
I learn mine every day
At times a bit confusing
And daunting I must say
I wrote this song in fracture
Whimsy of release
Weary of the loneliness
Seeking only peace
I’m sick and tired of silence
It’s time to move along
New friends and foreign places
As I learn how to be strong
Thank you for a hearing
I’m grateful for your time
May God bless and keep you always
May your sonnets always rhyme
CHORUS
It hurts too much to focus
On things that might have been
On dreams of love abandoned
Or when the pain shall end
© Bill Grimes Jr. 2011
