Iris

Summer days washed away
By Autumn tears that fall so fast to the ground
Awhile back we used to drive around all night
Watching stars from the swing on your porch
There was never too much time to say
How much we felt, in love

Crazy rain brought madness inside
Our relationship was now over
Closed up behind brick walls
Studying history and science
But really concentrating on the way you tasted
When you kissed me in the water

Jumping off rocks used to be so much fun
But now we just lay in silence
Taking for granted the pleasure in life
It's like lying in bed with a stranger
Longing just to hear you say you still care
Lowering myself to settle for something that never was even there
Why can't we go back to the fireworks?

written 11.98