Tearful Visions

A moment gone by, a chapter in history
A page in the book of the life of the world
Images, pictures, terrible memories
Tearful visions of the past

Lingering long in my half-closed eyes
Waiting here on the edge of my mind
Pictures, images, wonderful memories
Tearful visions of the past

Scared to remember; afraid to forget
Unable to sort good from the bad
The memories stay here, waiting to catch me
Silently driving me mad

I see you weeping there in the corner
Your pain pulls a sob from my heart
Pictures, images, terrible memories
Tearful visions of the past

I see you smiling right here before me
Your laugh brings a tear to my eye
Images, pictures, wonderful memories
Tearful visions of the past

Scared to remember; afraid to forget
Unable to sort good from the bad
The memories stay here, waiting to catch me
Silently driving me mad

One moment laughing; the next crying
Your joy and your anger are the same
All just an image, a picture, a memory
A tearful vision of the past