Don’t Say Forever

 

I admit with shame I let myself believe it

Breathed it deeply, let its comfort beckon me

Felt its sweetness, let it hold me for a moment

Now forever I will never truly see

 

Once I trusted, though reluctant in my fearing

Dared to let such weakness break the shield I wore

I’d have been much less transparent had I seen ahead

I can’t listen to forever any more

 

It was beautiful, a treasure made of diamond tears

And I held it all too closely to my chest

So I loosened trembling fingers, let it flutter free

And now never will forever let me rest

 

In its freedom it has chosen now another path

I’ve been forced to let the one I cherished go

Now in silence there is nothing of what once was ours

Only pain I cannot let forever show

 

I am left to shed the anger with an anguished cry

Letting go of any hope that’s left within

So if you would speak your love for me, I ask you this

Never whisper a forever word again

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