Something Old: "Something New"

Wait.
The word plays in repeat
I struggle to push it
Outta my head and mind.
‘Cuz thinkin’ back to then
Just brings me pain and
The dim reminisces of us.
What we used to be
Is gone forever; thrown away.

Stop.
Maybe I should’ve listened
When you said to hold on;
To not lose each other
In the mess we’d made.
The panic waves came crashing
And washed us both away.
We might’ve worked things out
But now it’s gone forever.

But hey, here’s to something new.
A fresh start I’ve made without you.
I thought I’d feel regret
‘Cuz it would be hard to forget,
But to you I’ve gotta be true:
I’ve just felt relief and
A freedom long overdue.

Stay.
I’ve yet more to say.
Before I wipe you away
With the other fading memories.
Maybe that’s our problem, baby
We never learned to listen.
It’s always just been talking,
And gestures and a lotta pacin’.
But finally that’s all gone, forever.

But hey, here’s to something new.
A fresh start I’ve made without you.
I thought I’d feel regret
‘Cuz it would be hard to forget
But to you I’ve gotta be true:
I’ve just felt relief and
A freedom long overdue.

© Rohini Alamgir (7 June 2008)