The Never Played Symphonies

Reflecting from my death bed

I’m balancing life’s riches against the ditches

And the flat grays in between

All I can see are the never laid

That’s the never played symphonies

I can’t see those who tried to love me

Or those who felt they understood me

And I can’t see those who

Very patiently put up with me

All I can see are the never laid

Of the never played symphonies

You were one

You meant to be one

And you jumped into my face

And laughed and kissed me on the cheek

And then were gone forever, not quite

Black sky in the daytime

And I don’t much mind dying

When there is nothing left

To care for anymore

Just the never laid

The never played symphonies

You were one

You knew you were one

And you slid right through my fingers

No not literally but metaphorically

And now you’re all I see as the light fades