The
–
–
“once
upon
a
time”
–
–
back
when,
.
f
a
l
l
s
.
upon
.
m
y
.
heart
again,
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
it
.
m
a
y
.
never
end . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
(it may never end?)
I
can
see
–
–
what’s
wrong
tonight,
–
–
I
can
tell
–
–
what’s
.
i
n
.
your
mind,
.
.
b
u
t
.
.
now
.
i
s
.
not
.
t
h
e
.
time . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
(now is not the time?)
The
truth
–
–
turns
day
.
t
o
.
black,
.
.
.
~ the
storming
.
s
k
i
e
s
.
attack,
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
there’s
.
n
o
.
turning
back . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
(there’s no turning back?)
<instrumental interlude>
Can’t
.
y
o
u
.
see
.
i
t
.
now?
.
.
.
~ it
.
a
l
l
.
becomes
.
s
o
.
clear
somehow,
–
–
when
.
e
v
e
n
.
up
.
f
a
l
l
s
.
down . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
(when up falls down?)
Memories
.
o
f
.
all
.
t
h
a
t
.
was . . .
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
pale
pictures
.
o
f
.
the
past,
.
.
a
r
e
.
.
all
that
.
w
e
.
have
left . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
(all that we have left?)
Memories . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
Memories . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
Memories . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
Memories . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
Memories . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
<4 times then instrumental wrap>
Reflection: This was the lyrics to an indie pop song I wrote back in July of 2019 which could also be viewed as a romantic-themed poem. All of my poetry tends to be lyrical in nature – so writing poetry to music was pretty easy for me to do. I had written the music to the song back in 1990/1991 – but did not write the lyrics until 2019. In this song/poem the contemplator confronts the decline of a once vibrant, romantic relationship – and realizes there is no going back.