I’ve never seen a night so long or so quiet
A cold wind whispers her name through the pines
While night clouds race across a starless sky sublime
If God made the day, then the Devil made this night
Tonight my memories are chasing her in my mind
And what havoc they wreak in their desperate plight
To catch her, to hold her, only to find
She has vanished, slipping away into the everlasting night
Still I don’t know what I did wrong
What should I have said, what should I have done
I would never have guessed I could hurt so long
But then I never expected her to be gone
I walk to the window and peer into the endless night
The clouds and the wind are gone now, there’s only the moon
And tall dark trees jutting up towards the ebony sky
A night bird calls out and my heart is filled with gloom
I never knew love until I knew you
Now all is gone, another’s arms hold you
Another’s lips set your heart on fire
And someone else hears you whisper, "I love you"
I’m afraid this night will outlast this bottle
Then what will I do while I wait on the light
Of the sun breaking over the morning sky
To give me reprieve until the next eternal night.
Curtis AKA PLURal
