i remember your face
all the ways i have seen it
always it seems like you struggled

to keep your composure
to remain calm
until it all fades away

i remember how happy i was
were we clueless?
as to the pain we'd cause

the heartbreak you claimed to avoid you cling to late at night
the words i've written today...
will we one day recite?

call me nothing and no one will let me go
i have a hard time holding on
a hard time letting go
a hard time sitting back
a hard time watching things grow

what will bloom into a flower
what will die as it all freezes

i will fade into nothing
i'll sit alone and stare into a frozen pool

i pray to something different than all of you
but the idea is the same
or at the very least similar

is anyone really living for today?
or are we just waiting for tomorrow to hit us in the face
as it tells us, "too late, it's over"
and any response we might have will be irrelevent

delete me
and i will still remain

unfocused
we will wither away

trying so hard to overcome
the boundries we drew for ourselves
will i ever grow out of this
and i wonder as i ask you...

what did you mean?
'never' never meant much to you
the words you said have all lost their meaning
these days and nights i struggle

it's hard to go to sleep alone
at least feeling so apart
the skies have all dropped their lies on us

we can do as we like
people are so afraid to take risks these days
the mistakes i will make
i hesitate to contemplate them
if i do what i feel is right, what could i possibly regret?

the strongest current won't sweep me away
i will remain always......
somehow...

-ash

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