The Midnight Hour

Here it is, the midnight hour
Staring into the dark of night
Contemplating love and life
How each night is a fight

In search of sleep
A temporary respite
From all that ails me
A few hours to forget

Put out of my mind
A long-ago love affair
Mistakes that cannot be altered
A life lived without care

I thought that running away
From the time and place
Escaping unscathed
Would all these things erase

Tortured by the memories
Haunted by the past
Not running fast enough
The memories last and last