Goodnight

Sometimes I almost forget these weary bones.

Watching children play in the park

Under these old familiar trees.

They help me feel the glow of my youth.

So many years have fallen between that boy

And this ghost I am to you.

Its a bittersweet closing of the blinds,

Where the sunlight cast upon the world

dims on the inside.

And all the pieces that once made up who you are

Fade with the darkness of each love who dies before.

Look at me.

Im a lifetime of memories.

Looking back so far, so longingly

At you my darling.

Youre so beautiful in this photograph.

In every moment we ever saved.

And you were beautiful when you said goodbye

3 years ago today.

When youre young, you never believe the story ends.

That youll one day out-live your fairytales

And lay to rest your dearest friends.

Tomorrow was my crutch and it collapsed under the weight

Of all the things I never said before it was too late.

Summer is over and now I feel it in my bones.

Alone in the dark.

Alone in the cold.

The sunlight is a candle

Dieing down in the quiet sky.

Goodnight dear world.

Goodnight old trees.

Goodnight, and goodbye.