Pictures
I burned the pictures
Every one of you and me
The love notes and teddy bears
Yes, I burned everything
I destroyed all the evidence
And all you left behind
But as I sleep, I'm haunted
By the pictures in my mind
Every 'I love you'
Every time we laughed
All the whispered words
It all comes rushing back
Drowning in the memories
Left unhealed by time
And resurrected nightly
By these pictures in my mind
My pillow, the only witness
Of tears that fall like rain
And silent sobs that echo
With guilt, fear and shame
Denial keeps me going
And refuses to see the signs
Believing all is well
With these pictures in my mind
The days pass so quickly
With never a thought of you
But day slips into dusk
And with the darkness, there is always you
With every day's new dawning
I wake hoping to find
That with the next moon's rising
I'll be rid of these pictures in my mind
I hope, I wish, I pray
Somewhere, someplace, sometime
To finally find the flame
That burns these pictures in my mind
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