It felt like a shot to the chest
Like an explosion in my head
Like I was falling
Endlessly
W no ground in sight
Simply a shadow
Of who I thought I was

& my favorite painting
Was once your smile
But now it’s torn
It may take a while
To repaint that masterpiece
At least I hope I can remember
My favorite side of you

& then that night
We were separate, alone & lost
& I became a ghost
Of what I once was
You took a disconnected path
Breaking away

& it never should have took so long
For you to get back
From that other one

Our whole world was crumbling down
& I’d still do anything
To make you smile
Out there lost but now found

It never should have took so long
But now your back
From that other one

But they should have told you
Should have warned you
That I’m always going to be here
I never left
I saw the stranger you became
But now I recognize
The painting that is your smile

& no one is ever going to love you
More than I do
Right now

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