Distant Familiar Past

by Entire Oranges

Pete is trying to let go of the past but it haunts him.

Blood in the carpet, white gone long ago
Cleaning, scrubbing would not remove the stain
Forever a mark of a distant familiar past
Peter doesn't wish for any longer

Cleaning, scrubbing would not remove the stain
Small and nearly unseen unless sought specifically for
Peter doesn't wish for any longer
Rather empty the past, just begin again

Small and nearly unseen unless sought specifically for
A broken high heel and ice on the ground
Rather empty the past, just begin again
He remembers that day but Jackie can not and will not

A broken high heel and ice on the ground
All she did was laugh, never tears
Looking at the other her Peter wonders what Jackie would do
Doubting she is as strong

All she did was laugh, never tears
Forever a mark of a distant familiar past
Doubting she is as strong
Blood in the carpet, white gone long ago