I don’t know how it happened
And I don’t know when it started
But slowly I noticed that I hated you.
You noticed it too.

Day by day it all fell apart
Bit by bit I broke you down
I wanted you to hate me too
But you never stopped loving me.

I tried and I tried
To push you away
So I could retreat back to my solitude.
You wouldn’t let me.

It sounds romantic but
It made me hate you more.
I wish I could say I still loved you then too
But I can’t remember.

I was once only slate gray,
orderly neutrals,

simple hues of contentment,
familiar shades and moods.

Now I own the sunlight.

When did the sky and ocean waltz together
to give birth to breathtaking teal?

When did the scarlet tears from the pomegranate
unearth the aged grain of my cutting board,

or the grinning yellow of your
shiny, wet raincoat burst into my life?

I hear the rush of waterfalls,
understand the sweet taste of cream,

and as you hold me close,
the fragrance of warmest cinnamon

We lay together as gentle waves
Lapped soft, warm sands on balmy days.
Summer sprung, sang her song
Of a girl and I,
Of passions young.

Our fingers touched, then our lips
My hands slipped down and raised her hips.
I bowed my head, felt her sigh
As desire clouded teenage minds.

Trees swayed they sang a song of bliss,
Bees hummed in blossom as we kissed,
Wild honeysuckle filled the air
With fragrance sweet our flesh to wear.

I have tried to distract myself
By waiting for the full moon
Or looking at the green rolling hills in the distance
As I speed down these lonesome highways
But there is nowhere left to run

Time is moving so fast
While the days are dragging by,
Painfully
And our dreams get further and further away
It's enough to drive a man insane