Slipped through my fingers
Or so I thought
But the facts faced
Reveal a different reality
A new sense of loss
This emptiness
In my hand
Weighs heavy
In my heart

Like an expected storm
On a warm July afternoon
You came and blew me away
To a distant country
To a bright blue shoreline
And it made me smile

Like a happy ending
At the end of a sad story
You took my hand gently
And handed me hope
You handed me life's potion
And then you were gone

Slipped through my fingers
Or so I thought
But the facts faced
Reveal a different reality
A new sense of loss
This emptiness
In my hand
Weighs heavy
Inside my heart

Like an old stuffed toy
In the middle of a cold night
You stayed and warmed me tight
Kept me safe from lonely
Held off the dark softly
oh, to feel you near again

Like an expected storm
On a warm July afternoon
You came and blew me away
And then you were gone
And in skies blue, I lost
Through sunny skies, it rained

Slipped through my fingers
Or so I thought
But the facts faced
Reveal a different reality
A new sense of loss
This emptiness
In my hand
Weighs heavy
In my heart

Like an unsung love song
Written on a white page
Life in the words never heard
The melody's soul so quiet
Lost to the world
If only for one sweet note


July 2009