THE CHANGE

Why can’t you leave me alone?
Why do you haunt my dreams?
Why should something remind me of you
Every time I think I’ve forgotten you?

Why can’t you leave my dreams
When you have left me in reality?
Why can I not forget you
Even when you have forgotten me?

I know its not your fault.
Why do you think its my fault?
What have I done wrong anyway?
Why do you blame me for it all?

Why can’t I be your friend now?
Have I not been a friend before?
Couldn’t you show me my mistakes
Rather than leave me feeling guilty?

Couldn’t you forgive an erring man?
How could you be so relentless?
Couldn’t you be just like you were before?
Can’t you trust me anymore?

You say you are normal now.
And you want me to believe it.
Then were you not normal before?
Wasn’t what I saw the normal you?

Wish I could turn back the clock
And prevent those moments from occurring.
The ones that remind me of you.
The ones that won’t let me forget you.

Can I forget the times you helped me?
Or gave me encouragement?
Or gave me strength when I needed?
Or the times you said I can do it?

I never expected anything.
Then why should I be hurt?
Oh yes, I know now why I’m hurt:
I never expected a change in you.

You said you’d be frank with me always.
But when the time came for you to speak,
You chose to remain silent...
And your silence was louder than words.