Too Late

It seems like only yesterday
That we were lovers
When we’d walk hand in hand
And hold each other
And I meant it when I said
I’d always be there
But those promissory words
Fell upon a faithless heart

You gave your heart before
To pain in disguise
Was it so hard to see my truth
Shadowed by his lies?
And I meant it when I said
I’d always be true
But those promissory words
Could not mend your broken heart

Am I too late for apologies?
Are you too far for the words I speak
To touch your heart?
Where went the love you gave to me?
Did I kill it with uncertainty?
Did we just drift apart?

Lovers have come and gone
But still I hold you
Safe in my memory
Your smile still shines through
And I meant it when I said
I’d never leave you
But those promissory words
Could not see our young love through

The vision of your face
Still haunts me in sleep
I find I’m losing you
Even in my dreams
And I meant it when I said
I’m never too far
But now forever lies
To where you are

Can you feel it now?
The love I’ve kept alive
Can you see them now?
The tears I’d always hide

Do you want it now?
The life you left behind
A life with me
Was never on your mind

Am I too late for apologies?
Are you too far for the words I speak
To touch your heart?
Where went the love you gave to me?
Did I kill it with uncertainty?
Did we just drift apart?

Too Late by Joshua Alan Blodgett is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at verboseprose86.blogspot.com.