The Love That Got Away

In my mind she keeps walking away,
Leaving me behind for better days.
Says that my depression has taken all,
And that I haven’t been the same since last Fall.
I gave her the benefit of the doubt,
But she still ran off when I begged her to hear me out,
In the end I sank deeper into bed,
And thought of every word she’d ever said.
Running off into the Summer sun,
Seeking love and seeking fun.
I was left behind in the wake of the tide,
All alone and dead inside.
I wish I had chased her just a bit harder,
Followed her all the way, farther and farther.
Far away from the pain I clung to so hard,
Kept striving forward, instead of folding my cards.
When I feel the sun on my face now,
I still think I see her running toward it somehow.
It’s been many years since that day,
But I’ve never loved another the same way…