I tried to find my way back to you
but the path had mysteriously dissolved
There were things i wanted to tell you
many things i wanted to share with you
now they are left dangling like split ends
I stopped there for some time flatfooted
At the place where we left off
That space where we laughed without a care
Enjoying each other’s company
Feeling like every day was a holiday
And believing it would never end
Those days of fire
There was an air of sadness left behind
I smell something familiar but it was gone in a second
No amount of deep breathing could return that day
Only fragments remained
Sprinkled like fairy dust and scattered too sparsely to collect
It was gone and sadly reminding me was a song in the distance
A tune you once hummed while you were working
I loved to watch you as you carefully handled things
Joyfully and playfully I see our hearts
Skipping over the beat
Like teenagers fumbling with love
We shared many moments
which i had strung together like pearls
and methodically I rotate each one
to relive the precious feelings
I filled the spaces in between with plastic beads
many colours shapes and sizes
they were reminders that did not compare
nothing compares
your eyes sparkled with every smile you opened
every gentle touch was infused with love
the many chuckles in resistance
struggling to hold back laughter
confirming the snug fit we had found
within each other
the mischievous one and
the rebel without a cause
Where are you now?
I think of you so often
It’s because I’m looking inside
this open heartscape
How will I find you again?
I suspect you discovered your wings
And flew ahead of us
So I will keep moving forward
With loving hope and renewed faith
Believing you may be clearing the road ahead
For us stragglers
Always one step ahead and ready for anything
I love that about you
That’s what keeps me going
Pussyfoot hot on the trail….. Only one step behind
SPLIT ENZ – One Step Ahead
