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The Song

My mother used to sing me
a song so full of life
Her voice was kind and gentle
and love was on her mind
 
I thought when I got older
the song would stick within
But the more that I hummed it
the words just didnt fit
 
Ive slowly come to realize
the words they always changed
and every time she sung it
It never felt the same
 
I thought when I was younger
one verse was all you’d need
until I found my own
the song began to feed
 
It used to be so mellow
like a shell lost at sea
but now it feels so hollow
like an old forgotten tree
 
The mood it seems to change it
in the dark it tends to weep
In the sunlight its a glimmer
of visual harmony
 
The song, it used to move me
now it just makes me sleep
As if all of time is frozen
but the hours tend to creep
 
I remember last November
it moved like an autumn breeze
when the colors changed, the notes they sang
Now all I see is leaves
 
Ive been waiting for a chorus
that will withstand all the change
but the voice is not my own
It does not sound the same
 
Now in this moment sitting
all alone on my cold bed
the song is raging loudly
in my thought forsaken head
 
I cant quite tell the rhythm
for my heart is overthrown
I cant find the lyrics
to a song I’ve never known
 
So I guess Ill write a new one
and look to you for help
In writing all the notes down
pull the paper from the shelf
 
Its time to draw the curtains
let that sun come shine on me
for I’ll always find the words
knowing you’re the melody

(2013)

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