I think you were with me
Walking along the beach
You would have loved this place
Always so much to see
A town run by its people
Just like back at home
Mom and pop businesses
Patrons regularly and on the go
I think you were with me
As the waves crashed into the shore
The sun shining through the clouds
I could see your face once more
If heaven was a place
It would be right here in my heart
Though you’re not on this earth
We will never be apart.
My dad is gone
He’s never coming home
He can’t walk me down the aisle
Or sing our favorite song
He can’t dance at my wedding
Or see his first grandchild
He’s not here to tell me stories
Of when he was young and wild
My dad is gone
He’s never coming home
He can’t approve my hand in marriage
Or tell me when I’m wrong
He can’t send flowers to momma
Like each Valentines before
He can’t hold up the phone
And say I love you more
Nothing is the same
Without him in this world
A piece of me is missing
I’m daddy’s little girl
My dad is gone
He’s now up in heaven
We have an angel watching
But we wish we could still have him.
– The Dalema. February 3, 2022.
Moments away from the end,
the beginning of all the pain
Minutes away from losing
all the love we ever made
Seconds away from the silence
that’ll cut deeper than a knife
It’s time for me to tell you
I’m walking out of your life
Moments away from a change
that we can’t ever change back
Minutes away from falling
out of a love you no longer have
Seconds away from the laughter
that hides your initial shock
It’s time for me to love myself
for all the reasons you could not
Moments away from losing me,
you won’t fight for me to stay
Minutes away from saying
the words I never thought I’d say
Seconds away from leaving
the life I fought to build behind
It’s time you see you waited too long –
now we’re out of time.
I often wonder what happened to her
that mysterious girl with flawless skin
I wonder if she ran out chasing her dreams
traveling only the roads less taken
Did she find success and happiness?
Or did she wind up drowning in heartache?
Did she end up falling in love with herself?
Or were her insecurities too much to take?
I often find myself admiring her
that thin girl with a bright, shining smile
The way she wore her pride on her shoulders
how her carefree spirit ran wild
Her determination drew people in
she’d captivate those she’d walk passed
Her twinkling eyes would steal your heart
men found themselves lost in one glance
I often wonder what happened to her
that girl who couldn’t be stopped
Pictures are all that seem to be left
of the life of a girl life forgot
I stare at the image admiring her
how she radiated positivity
That girl, she’s a stranger to me now –
she’s the girl who I used to be.
It’s what happens
when you touch the wings
of a butterfly
Admire the beauty
but from a distance
or they’ll die.
The Dalema 