Picture on the Wall

Note: To a friend

She’s never letting him go

Without him in the picture

Life’s too hard on her own

And habits die hard

She keeps dialing the phone

But all she can hear is the empty ringtone.

And she thinks all is lost

But it makes no difference

Her friends gave her warnings

And she chose not to listen.

Now she’s crying through tears

And she’s afraid of what’s next

Frozen with fear

But she cannot forget

How she felt and how she feels

Without him in the picture

It all becomes clear.

It wasn’t her and it wasn’t him

It was the picture that just didn’t fit in

The frame of what they used to be

And what they wanted to be

Couldn’t frame the truth of their reality.

And maybe the truth wasn’t perfect

And the love proved to be false

Disrespect and neglect

Couldn’t be placed on the walls

But she hoped it would stay

And that it would hang on

But the dreams that she framed

Were destined to fall. 

I Will

I will catch you when you fall
I will be there through it all
The heartaches and frustrations
The disappointments and desperations.

I will protect you from all of it
I will be there to stop it
The blowing wind and the pouring rain
The gasps of grief and the jabs of pain.

I would slow down time and bring you back
To when the sky was blue and the sun didn't lack
Its bright yellow hue and its warm embrace
To when your smile shone bright on your beautiful face
Till your tears stopped dropping on the floor
I would do it all and even more.

All I can do
I will do it for you
As long as I never see
Another tear drop for me.