lessons we don't learn

I told my head a fairy tale 

to keep my heart in tact 

it kept me warm for many nights

reflections when looking back 

the images are hazy 

the faces not as clear 

the music not as sweet now 

as it slowly disappears 

that last time that we shared some wine 

using tiles we spelled it out 

the valley of the sun awaits 

where three is just a crowd 

you run to the mountains 

to let your heart roam free 

I cross the border into Mexico 

to give my soul relief 

the kiss you left is bittersweet

or that's the way it seems

when I close my eyes 

you're no longer in my dreams

you may be getting closer 

but that's not how it appears 

saguaro don't hold answers 

for all of your deepest fears

 

you can love without me 

I found  I could be brave 

while all those feelings get buried 

but it's a shallow grave 

photos fade to memory

etched inside my heart

there's no going back now

the end to all false starts

the fingers numb that light the fuse 

on lessons we don't learn 

wax drips down the side of hope 

on a candle now twice burned

I realize fire would never fit 

the perfection that you yearned

I have drifted out to sea

now that the tide has turned

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License