The River

I remember when we walked, talked and held hands

First time together, the sun beating down, our hearts melting

We sat and smiled, time stood still, everything disappeared

We were alone, we were together, the river reflected our smiles

We threw our cares into the wind and they were carried away

We stood and watched as the river, the smooth river, flowed ever on

I remember all the times that we walked by that river

We saw days where the sun reflected of its glass surface and dazzled us

Days where the mist dropped and covered its surface, nothing could be seen

There were times when the cold enveloped it and hardened its surface

The ice too fragile to walk on but it glistened like buried crystals

We saw all those days, as we walked down by the river

Its all gone now and I stand here with the memories, clinging to them

You went away and now the river seems to mock me

It carries on flowing and its surface looks black and evil to me

I stand by its side and wonder what went wrong, why did you go?

Above me the blue sky is no more, the dark clouds congregate

and as the rain starts to fall so do my tears, into the river.

Jason Cotton

22/06/2012

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