Another L

i can swear i wouldn't answer,

i can boast i never shed a tear

but ever since you smashed my heart every smile's been a lie.

in the quiet between darkness and dreams,

the brutal honesty before a soul sleeps,

the memory of your softness creeps.

i reach the end of the world and the beginning of life

and i know it'll be another sad and empty night,

i hear your voice, i feel your touch,

but imagination's not enough.

you were the waves, you were the wind, you were the sun upon my wretched skin,

and i hate you for the hopeless, distraught, miserable wretch i have become.