I Can't Forget You

It's bright
almost too bright

I'm walking along the beach
I'm not sure how I got here
but the sun is warm
the sand is soft
and the picture is
breathtaking
and for the moment
nothing matters

I'm wearing a purple sun dress
I'm free
but I'm trying to remember
how I got here. . .

Suddenly, something's not right
I shouldn't be happy
but why?

I turn to look at the ocean
but suddenly a butterfly floats
past me
and all is forgotten again

"Where are you going?" I laugh
trying to catch it
in my out stretched hands
It starts to flutter away from me now
"Oh no you don't" I laugh
I start to chase it

I don't know where it's leading me
I'm not paying attention
to the scenery anymore
I'm suddenly filled with a desire
I need to catch that butterfly
If I don't. . .
something bad will happen

Now I'm frantically chasing it
It's diving in and out
of my hands
confusing me
trying to loose me
The sun's in my eyes
it's so hard to see
I have to catch this butterfly

It's leading me up
some rocks now
and I finally realize
we're by a lighthouse
I climb to the top
of the rocky hill
and suddenly
the butterfly's not there anymore

And it's quite
way too quite
I can't even hear the sound of the waves
Nothing
until. . .

I hear a rumble
something awakening
Suddenly thousands of butterflies appear

They surround me
and at first I'm happy
It's a perfect picture
the sun, the beach
the light house, the butterflies, and. . .
purple
"Oh no"

Now the butterflies are attacking me
"Stop!" I scream
"Please! Please. . ."
I'm terrified
Tears stream down my face
I'm trying to swat them all away
but they're are too many
and they're too fast
"Make it stop."
I crumble to the ground
sobbing uncontrollably
"I don't want it to end like this"

I try to calm myself
"It's just a dream"
I whisper
"It's just a dream"

But it's not

And the reality
is bright
almost too bright