To Last Another Day...

It seemed liked not so long ago,
But now it's been years,
Though everything was put to rest,
I can never dry the tears.

It was never a clean break,
And you just walked away,
And everyday my heart aches,
When I remembered how you'd say:

"We'll be best friends forever,
We'll never fall apart,"
Ironic how we said these things...
We thought were from the heart...

It hurts so much when I think about it,
How I just watched you as you walked away,
I thought that we would always be friends,
I thought that's what you said...

But I don't need to look back,
There's nothing for me there,
Just pain, and hurt, and misery,
And things that just aren't fair...

I lose myself sometimes,
Still dwelling on the past,
Wishing that somehow, some way,
Things would always last...

Looking at the bracelet charms,
Stored in my jewelry box,
A cat and a dog, and a ballet shoe,
And a panda, a flower, and a fox.

Such childish thoughts,
Still hindering my mind,
Answers I sought,
I did not find...

I lay the charm bracelet down,
On the pillow I lay,
And I pray that it gives me the strength,
To last another day...

(C) Christina Hurley.
10-04-2006