Faded Illustrations


A beautiful sight
So lovely and rare
The youth in your eyes
The smile soft and fair
A future so bright
With promise to share
Forever
Our plans were all drawn
A masterpiece framed
A portrait of love
Radiantly ingrained
But now you are gone
My rainbow has disappeared
Congratulations!
How thrilled you must be
It's a sad situation
You are not with me
I was devastated
When we separated
All those nights I waited
As I laid in bed and cried
I try to illustrate it
But the colors have all faded
I know we would have made it
If you had stayed and tried
As I go on
Thinking of you
And the love that we knew
I know it's wrong
For me to yearn
That you will return
I should be strong
And open my arms
To another
But all I have tried
To paint the picture
A positive shade
Falls far and wide
Often negating
What progress I've made
But I know that I
Will someday love again
Congratulations!
How thrilled you must be
It's a sad situation
You are not with me
I was devastated
When we separated
All those nights I waited
As I laid in bed and cried
I try to illustrate it
But the colors have all faded
I know we would have made it
If you had stayed and tried