Aly Davis
Per. 4
4/9/10
Folk Ballad
Forever Waiting
I sit here,
Sit here waiting.
Looking out over the blue
And watching the sun painting.
Remember that promise you made me
Oh so long, long ago?
You told me it was great to see me.
You told me you had to go.
But you said that you'd return,
That you'd come running back for me.
So I sit her watching the days fade
Wondering what happened to thee.
I call forth the day you left me.
Recall what I said.
Tears rolled down my face
And felt my neck was not strong enough to raise my head.
I told you that I loved you,
And I meant it with all my heart
But you picked them up, threw them away
Like a ghastly piece of art.
I guess I was wrong
When I thought you shared my feelings.
I guess you were too blind
Too see my heart, peeling.
Wish I could take back
All the days I've sat here.
Take back the times I've been disgusted
By the one thing reflected in the mirror.
You don't know how it feels to wake up
Every morning without the sun on your face.
Feeling as if your life
Is tangled with a piece of lace.
At night in my bed,
I remember the days when we were young.
The two of us were inseparable,
Both of us wanting to run.
But sitting here under the sun's radiance,
I feel that I must let you go.
But as I get up to leave and turn my back on the sea,
I hear your voice whisper, "No."
Time seems to stop around me
Just as fast as when it started.
I spin around and meet your Caribbean eyes
Which have not wavered since that day we parted.
It seems that you've not changed much,
You're eyes still holding that same lore.
You've grown a little taller, more muscle here and there,
And your hair seems browner than before.
My world seems to brighten
When you reveal to me your smile.
You say, "I told you I would see you again
Even if from a mile."
But even as I watch,
It seems too good to be true.
For I wake up from this dream
As I start to run too you.
My feet feel too heavy
And I feel myself slow down.
Watching you turn away from me
And I cry out your name, trying to make you turn around.
But I wake up to a blank page,
A new day to start anew.
And I look out at the rippling sea
Where I'll forever wait for you.
Forever waiting
Can seem like a long time.
But time is only a mountain
Waiting and wanting you to climb.