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No Such Thing

©.Copyright, 1996 Laura Chambers-Wright. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form without explicit written permission from the author.

 

Sometimes were forgotten, now all remembered in vain
Even if I could return, it could never be the same
I always knew that you were the only one for me
Not only had I found heaven, I could finally sleep
No more weary times were waiting to embrace
I could reset easy and always cover leather with lace
But, things have twisted and no longer do I see
There's no haven for me now, no such thing as peace

In a lost and turbulent world, you could say it's alright
You know that I would believe it, as long as you were the light
You could stop the hurricane and halt the pull of the tide
Mend all gaps on the sinking ship that my soul can not guide
You seemed so at ease while my life is a cyclone
Always too far away or hitting too close to home
Nevermore, I shouted, never mind I screamed
No such thing as forever, no such thing as peace

I can count a million nights I've rested, and you were to blame
Only you would stop the madness that kept me feeling sane
You stopped the hands of time and the earthquakes I had known
No storm could take you away; no love would leave me alone
In my heart you always comfort me and care
I could feel your arms around me, even when you weren't there
As calming as the rain that's falling so softly
There used to be a fortress that always sheltered me
In another day, I've fallen too far for you to reach
The only one to end it all and finally rest with peace.