Now and Then

Now and then

The world outside grows far too loud,

Seasons turn and spill their shadows

Softly on the ground.

Loneliness —

My quiet, loyal companion,

A cool familiar phantom

That never lets me down.

But then you came

When I was barely human,

You kept me warm and held me close

‘Til summer came again.

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Slow your lungs,

Close your eyes…

Realize

Dark things have passed —

You’re still alive.

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If this feeling goes,

Won’t somebody tell me when?

For I can’t help but run from love

Now and then.

And the storm goes on

Far too strong, far too strong —

But you whisper I’ll be okay,

And somehow I hold on.

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Happiness —

It hides whenever love takes flight,

The more you look it in the eyes

The sooner it ignites.

Out of place,

I’m just an owl lost in daylight,

Still dreaming of the moonbeams

You once placed inside my night.

Dear,

You’re full of fear —

I’m a little scared too,

But somehow I’m still breathing

Because I’m still full of you.

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Rest, curl in your nest,

Plant seeds when you’re alone…

Let blossoms grow

Inside your chest.

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If this feeling goes,

Won’t somebody tell me when?

For I forget myself in love

Now and then.

And the storm goes on

Far too strong, far too strong…

But you say skies will gray

Then fade —

And I know you’re not wrong.

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O my friend,

I pretend I hardly care,

But your memory sits beside me

Like warm hands in cold air.

And if I lose myself again,

If my heart feels gone and thin —

Just tell me this won’t be the end,

Tell me I’ll still live

Now and then.

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If this feeling goes,

Won’t somebody tell me when?

I keep running from the light

And running back again.

And the storm goes on

Far too strong, far too strong —

But your voice pulls me back to life,

Soft as a dawn.

Now and then,

Now and then…

I forget myself —

But you remind me

I’m still alive.