I locked the past in a little box
Hidden in a corner of my mind
Around it, a yellow ribbon
That someone left behind...
Sometimes, I go and open it

Wake up sweet darling
Let the sun caress you
And let me kiss your lips
Sweet as morning dew
Wake up sweet darling

Tonight was simply amazing
And my heart’s still beating fast
At long last she and I met
A friendship I hope forever last
I’ve adored her from a distance

In the dark, young children squeal
Ghouls everywhere, goblins laughin
Witches in pointed hats
A clowder of black cats
Quite a spooky night to go carousi

It’s all over, darkness is no more
The thunder clouds have lifted
And the morning mist has vanished
Spirits of the night are now defea
The sun is brilliant up in the hea

When I was a young teen, she was
She knew all about me, because I
Knew all my skeletons, on her I c
Ain’t my sweetheart, just a really
As always, life intervenes, and we

Surrender not; hope, give up never
Look east! Rising, the radiant su
Soonest, it’s rays will warm us al
Light shall banish darkness, and w
Fret not therefore, the Lord shal

As usual, a case of he said, she s
Another argument halfway to nowher
Been that way since the day they w
It seems they’re amidst a nightmar
But they seek their bearings inste

Suddenly, pangs of loneliness crep
As he sat at a corner table all al
Months since any of his friends, h
Nor has he spoken to anyone on the
Unanswered, his calls have been

I live in a four-walled box
A TV, a couch, pictures on the wa
But my heart is homeless
A sweetheart, no one I can call
Night time in this big city

In the porch, a swing painted whit
Where starry-eyed lovers used to s
Now empty in the morning sunlight
For hearts no longer in unison bea
F Aparici. 05/07/2018

No one cares about the past; I kn
I’ve locked it away; threw away th
Got no use for it, be it now or ev
I choose not to recall unpleasant
I’ve loved, I gave it all; now I’