Take Care

sleepless weeping echoes wailing

swimming alone guided by moonlight

guide me through the dark

alone in the night without your hush

I gave; but it wasn’t enough

I spoke every wrong word

I promised but I didn’t keep

you told me what you needed

I didn’t listen close enough

don’t worry about me now,

that’s my job to do

overdue for maintenance

just another worn machine

I’ll be out running soon as you know

being young is a hidden tragedy

enough time to grow

but to grow is to know

that I won’t know enough to see

hard truths that’ll come to me later

you’re one I’ll remember

it’s on my mind now

a step forwards can be backwards

when your eyes are closed

and you don’t know where to go

my youth is a curse

time to see more

but unknowing of tomorrow

sorrow that will come

of losing you

too young to keep

too young to know

too young to understand

what it means to be adult

I said my curses

I couldn’t take back

my first love…

...first…