By Angel
Date: 5 March 2001
softly, as that ring
how could that ring have slipped away
as i stood there in utter dismay
watching it silently
slip away in the darkness
falling toward the foam and the waves
i couldn't help noting
the grace of it falling
like an old film
that once saw its day
how could that ring have
faltered
how could that ring have
sauntered
how could that ring have so easily slipped away
i remember the day
so much clearer today
when you placed it on there
it was meant to stay
now, i'm left here standing
bare hand to the railing
throwing my heart up to the sea
damning how easily it could slip away
i don't want to cry
'cause ,then ,i'd wash away
so many tears to flow
with no where else to go
and i don't want to die
but, then, i would lie some
to make it go away
to make all this pain slip away
softly, as that ring
Angel 3/5/01
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