Wednesday, July 7, 1999

Failure - written after a CSN Concert in Utah 1999

I was in a haze, frantically trying to gain passage
When out of the fog of confusion walked a vision

She was an august sunset
She possessed the natural beauty that made your brain tingle

Blinking was a blatant misuse of resources
That fraction of a second could have been better spent

The night began to operate at half speed
She approached slowly, as if to allow time for preparation

Trying to formulate a sentence was futile,
She had already stolen the breath from my chest

She had a calming aura about her
Her smile excited your heart, but removed your anxiety

Fate had always been an elusive mystery
But here it was, one second away from smacking me in the face

The fog began to dissipate
This was a special moment, a special person

She had swept me off my feet
She was still eleven feet away

The world returned to speed, and my brain began to function
The instant was over, but a new one had begun

I have tried not to think about her every day since
I have failed.

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