# 14 Once in October

Once in October you emptied your heart

Your voice was cold, like the wind

And your loving eyes turned dark

I never knew that you could change

But in truth, you're newly born

Because the one I loved before would never leave me; torn


And so I watch the leaves drift by

Upon an autumn breeze

My knees are weak and my tears flow freely

But never shall you witness my grief

I hold it safe inside my heart

Where it will surely burn

My lips are dry, my fingers numb

...awaiting your return


Yes, once in October there was this crazy dream

Of two souls that walked the same road

The course of shared ideals

I hadn't thought that it would be

Simply - just - and merely me

Who dreamt those dreams of make-belief

Our fairy tale is incomplete


But wings you gave me

Hope restored

After time passed I wanted more

And that was the moment

I started to fall

Helplessly wounded

I crawled to your door

My heart as just an ornament

Your eyes the sweetest of torment


It was once in October that I felt my wings come loose

And soon the ground started to shake

Humbled and hurt yet knowing I'd learned

The second I had heard my heart break...