The Riverside

The Riverside 

You once held me, down by the riverside 

Your love was mine to hold; my soul complete

My aching heart foolishly open wide

Captivated by romance bittersweet

Faint ripples of your love toyed with my heart

Created by the tears that stain my face 

Rivers of passion; dry now we're apart

I'm haunted by the ghost of your embrace

Faded memories. Pictures. Forgotten.

Black and white; sweet dreams from another life

A time long gone, abandoned and rotten 

Our love is dead; a victim to our strife 

Once you held me, down by the riverside

Your love fell from my reach; and my heart died.

- Samuel W.