Strangers

by John Forrester - Pisces - Not entered

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF YOU EVER KNEW ME
EVER REALLY GOT INSIDE OF ME
I SIT SURROUNDED BY BROKEN PIECES
AND WONDER WHERE THE HELL I WENT WRONG
I FILL MY LIFE WITH WORTHLESS TOYS
YOU DO THE SAME IN YOUR OWN WAY
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE WERE
HEADED DOWN THE SAME WAY
BUT NOW I FIND I TRAVEL ALONE

I WATCH THE SKIES BLACKEN DOWN
ANOTHER PLACE CALLS ME ON
YOU'VE GOT ALL YOU EVER WANTED
YOU'VE A NEW LIFE TO CALL HOME
I'M POISONED AND COLD AND THE DARK SURROUNDS ME
I FIGHT ALL THOUGHTS OF YOU AWAY
YOU TAUGHT ME ONE THING I WILL CARRY WITH ME
ANYTHING CAN BE SOLD...

I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D GET LIKE THIS
GAPING HOLES IN ALL WE SAY
WORDS THAT ONCE SPILT FREELY
NOW CATCH AND STICK IN YOUR THROAT
WE CASE THE OTHER FOR SOME REACTION
SEE IF WE SHARE THE SAME MEMORIES
IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO END LIKE THIS
NOW I CAN'T BEAR TO EVEN HEAR YOUR NAME

TIME DRIFTS BY, FLOATS US APART
BUT I CAN'T STAND THE PAIN  
OF BEING STRANGERS
Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1998-01-13 06:29:50
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:39:54
Poem ID: 48514

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