Before I Walk Away

Before I walk away, I wrote this on New Year’s Day. Can’t really recall what triggered it though. It’s just somber and sad. It’s from way back, when I wrote a lot.

Before I walk away, I shall speak my mind

How does something so sure never come to be?

How come you and I never became?

How?

I don’t beat up myself because of us anymore

Like the pulp that was beat up to birth the gray paper on which I imprint my thoughts

I don’t

Before I walk away, I should say I don’t feel hurt that you walked away into the sunset

All things work together for good

It is for good I believe we don’t walk together anymore

I loved you,

I guess you loved me too

Before I walk away, let this note stand forever

A testament to a love that may have grown old

Let this note spring forth other notes uniting and giving me sad music

That will accompany me as I walk away

Before I walk away, let it be known that I am not sad

I never regret the moments we had

However, you my dear, you are consigned to the arms of posterity

Like the year 2012, you have no place in my calendars

I love you but its time I walk away

I have done all I said I would do before I walk away

So with gentle confident steps I walk away

For I have no reason to stay.

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