Set In Stone

A laugh was all we needed
It just wasn’t the time or place
I don’t know what you thought I meant
But that look was on your face
All those conversations
Confirm my reservations
Off-guard, naked
What to take away from this
Horizons fade to gray
And the ties are frayed to a single thread
Held like a present you can’t take back
Once the box has been opened
You sell yourself on the old cliché
That «sorry» makes everything okay
Hiding from what you can’t disown
The goal of making amends your way
Set in stone
There’s never quite enough
Time for a friend in need
Until you’re one
Set in stone
Too self-involved to ever know
The damage you’ve done
Tripping laughter
Falling backward
Facing nowhere
Inclined to go where it may lead
And after all we’ve been through
There’s still those times we’re drawn to
The landmines that lay waste
To the fields we play in
Then all the distance
Builds up more resistance
All we never could have been
Set in stone
There’s never quite enough
Time for a friend in need
Until you’re one
Set in stone
Too self-involved to ever know
Set in stone