There’s never time enough for goodbye
There’s something always pressing
Some other thing to do
There’s always just some reason not to spend the time with you
I thought I had a lifetime
To say what I need to say
I just never knew
That lifetime ends today

There’s never enough time for farewell
There’s always some distraction
It’s trivial but true
There’s always just some reason not to tell you I love you
I thought I had a lifetime
To hear what you had to say
I just never knew
You couldn’t be here all the way

Someday
As I watch the setting sun
I’ll remember all your laughter; we had our share of fun

But there’s never time enough to share with you
There are never enough moments
Never enough years
It’s always easier to fake a smile than share the tears
I thought I had a lifetime
To say what I had to say
I missed the chance
And now you’re gone away

I just never knew
That lifetime ends today

Rain comes to the rose
It soaks the ground
Penetrating to the grateful roots
Which once thirsted, are now quenched
Once hungered, are now satisfied

Raindrops caress the leaves
Along their sturdy stems
Washing clean
Rinsing away memory, regret
The water streams unharmed among the thorns
On its way to the ground

Rain comes to the rose
In a torrent of petals
Falling dreams

You took me flying
Somewhere between orgasm and worship
With the wind tearing at my hair

You never knew
I never forgot

Experience blown against the pane of my memory
As inexorably as a bird against a window

But leaving more than a few feathers

I hide behind a mask of written words
Talk to me with letters; I will be your friend
I will share my soul with you. I will be strong and faithful.

But touch me or look in my eyes and I will bolt,
Too much the coward to speak face to face
Even in the face of your love

I can bear anything but your judgment

I am the original control freak
Face to face I can’t control what you see of me
What if you see something you can’t accept

How could I go on

So I will write you letters
And tell you of my love and trust
But it is all so empty

Never enough trust to let you see me uncensored
Never enough love to let you have the upper hand
Never enough courage for unmasking

When the fear rises up all around you
I pray you hope
When your steps can only stumble
I pray you gentle paths
When you fall and lack the strength to rise
I pray you arms to lift you up
And when you lose sight of tomorrow
Let me light your way

When you’re weary of the struggle
I pray you quiet rest
When your burden is too heavy
I pray you hands to ease the load
When you’re feeling lost and worthless
I pray you courage to believe
And when you’re thirsting in the desert
Let me be your rain