SOMETIMES (for Julie W.)

by s.c.virtes

Sometimes we're so warm it hurts.
Sometimes we're so cold it hurts.
I wander through my life,
it's so empty now
and I want to touch you 
somehow ...

Sometimes, you're so near it hurts.
Sometimes, you're so far it hurts.
Can I build a bridge 
from my lonely lair
to where you don't want me - 
I am nowhere ...

Did I speak too soon?
Have I made a mistake?
If I lost you somewhere my heart would break.

Sometimes, I try to run away.
But I force myself to stay.
I stare at the walls,
exhausted, unfair,
then I reach out my hands
to the air ...

Sometimes, I don't you're alone.
But I don't touch the telephone.
Was patience good or bad?
Have I already lost?
I need to stay in touch
at any cost ...

Did I speak too soon?
Have I made a mistake?
If I lost you somehow my mind would break.

Sometimes, we seem so strong.
Sometimes, we know we are weak.
When I see your heart
I want to share mine
but I almost never see you,
there's no time ...

Sometimes, we talk too much.
Sometimes, we have silence.
If freedom keeps us trapped here
what can we do?
I know I need nothing else
but to know you ...