This Cool Winter Morning

I guess in the end it was inevitable
That we could never last.
It hurt so much to be together
And as I held your hand on this cool winter morning
I knew that it was over.

Memories started to run through my head
As I sat beside you on the park bench
With the wind blowing around us.
I remembered this very same bench, years before
Where you held my hand as you were doing now
And promised me forever.

I guess I shouldn’t have believed in forever
Such an unattainable goal to set for two young lovers.
But we were always high achievers
And this just seemed like another simple success.
Failing never felt so horrible as it did at this moment
As my hand fell from yours.

I almost smiled when you walked away
Remembering how you used to laugh
And kiss my cheek before turning home down the same path.
This time, I saw a tear in your eye as you departed
Leaving an empty space on the bench beside me
As vacant as this hole now in my heart.

I guess it was inevitable
That we could never last.
It hurt so much to be together
But as I sit empty handed on this cool winter morning…
I wished it wasn’t over.