Parting of ways
Hole left to be filled
Yearn for closure
Sadness remains still
Never meant to hurt you
Why do I even try?
Life aching to be lived
Yet, I can't forgive.

You say I've changed
Become half a man
My face has grown older
Spirit hasn't died
Wasted my time
Trying to convince otherwise
Holding onto yesterday
Today, I leave you behind.

Your head is in the past
Obessing over regrets
I'm in the moment
Seething with contempt
Two tombs lying in wait
On top of the hill
Two legacies intertwined
Sadly unfullfilled.

Pride divides what was once whole
Refuse to heal pain
A reason for existence
I miss the closeness so unconditional
Still...
I resist saying hello to an old friend
Here today at a baptism
Tomorrow at a wake
Life is painfully short
For a child's grudge
Why not walk on water
Instead of trudging through the mud?

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