Back To The Start

Cracked pavement whispers old names

Faded signs

Memories remain

The diner’s gone

But the smell of rain

Still hits like it used to

Every corner’s a ghost

Every street a host

To what I lost

Back to the start

Where it all began

A stranger’s face in a stranger’s land

Familiar skies

But the ground feels cold

Back to the start

But I don’t feel whole

The park’s still there

But the swings don’t creak

Graffiti’s fresh

But the walls still speak

Saw my reflection in a cracked boutique

It looked right through me

Back to the start

Where it all began

A stranger’s face in a stranger’s land

Familiar skies

But the ground feels cold

Back to the start

But I don’t feel whole

The river runs

But the banks have shifted

The trees still grow

But their roots feel twisted

Time carved its name in the town I knew

And I’m just passing through