Another Lullaby

Your voice sings me into a lullaby
A recollection, a faded memory
A tear that singes as it falls

Mistakes laid along the path
That lead us to where we are
Where are we?

All those nights
All that pain
Thrown back in your face

A lie, a turned back
A cold shoulder
To your taut lips

So it's just another
Lullaby
A whisper goodnight
A soft goodbye

Let me down easy
How dare I ask that of you?
How could you?

Time heals only wounds
That can be mended
Without lullabies

A sweet whisper
Of venom
A honey poison

There's only night
Only rain
Stars just a glimpse of change

So it's just another lullaby
A blown kiss
On a cold cheek
A soft goodbye

How could I be so full of hate?
Broken glass
Under my bare feet

An unguided heart
Trying to breathe
Trying to survive

Death broke the hinges
Of closed doors
And everything was blown open

Salt and dirt
In gaping wounds
No solution, no ointment

So it's just another
Lullaby
Lulling into a stupor
Paralyzing a heart

Distance was an escape
To needed attention
And misplaced roles

Years down the drain
Taking us under
No umbrella from the downpour

Rewind, replay
Any difference?
Any change?

Are we destined
To split
On the road ahead?

So it's just another lullaby
A tear choked back
A hum in the distance
A post it note of memory

I miss your voice
It filled my being
We were so much more

Two entities
Fallen, broken
Mending each other

Clumsy behavior
Misplaced anger and
Untouched rage, unleashed

An emptiness
Disappointment of what
We never were

So it's just another lullaby
Reaching out
A rocky road of broken
Lives

It's raining
And it finally feels
Good, again

In small moments
I wonder how it became
This way

Carrying the blame
We both bear
A shame of love

No words will ever
Apologize
Or erase the scars

So it's just another lullaby
A sad eulogy
Falling on deaf ears
Letting go of pain