FORGOTTEN MEMORIES
I LIVE WITH ALL MY MEMORIES
THOUGH SOME I HAVE FORGOT
LIKE THE BONDS I BUILT IN CHILDHOOD
THAT I LEFT IN TIME TO ROT
THOSE MOMENTS WHEN A CUDDLE
JUST TOOK AWAY MY CARES
SOMETIMES I SWEAR TO GOD
AND WISH THAT I WAS THERE
THE FRIENDS WHO ASKED FOR NOTHING
BUT SAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY
AND THE LONGEST DAYS OF SUNSHINE
THAT ONCE DID COME MY WAY
HOW COULD I BE SO SILLY
TO LET THEM FADE FROM SIGHT
NOW I WISH TO LIVE THEM ALL AGAIN
TO REMEMBER THEM JUST RIGHT
BUT TIME IS ON THE WING NOW
AND THE PAST IS LONG AGO
ENCASED WITHIN THOSE MEMORIES
OF A ME I USED TO KNOW

PTTODD AUG2009