After all the dead ends and lessons learned,
Through all the heartache and memories burned...

It all began about 60 years ago,
On a very special summers day...

Gentle shores caress tiny feet,
Sky blue waves return almost instantly...

Some say as time passes your memory begins to...
Countless years make it impossible to remember...

I can still recall with immaculate precision,
The night we met under starlit skies...

Last night you fell asleep in my arms, I adored...
Held you tight beneath the sheets...

I convinced myself to look just one last time,
To secure your image in my lonely eyes...

Painted on city walls, in alleys, on trains,
Soaking poetic wisdom into our brains...

Entering the room I am tall, dark and handsome,
Ego at my side more like a shadow...

Every war has it's casualties, every victory has...
Whisper hollow words into a midnight mist...