Linda Ori - Forgotten

I used to be the one you chose
To tell your troubles to,
I listened to your heartfelt words
When you were down and blue;

I was always there for you
Like you were there for me,
But lately things have changed - you're not
The way you used to be;

In your words a sadness
Has stripped the color bare;
And all the warmth that used to be
Just simply isn't there;

Words that used to mean so much
No longer dear to you,
I'm not sure that you hear them now -
The way you used to do;

You seem to be preoccupied
Your mind no longer here,
You've moved into another space
You're motives are unclear;

The pattern now repeats itself
Just like it's always been -
I kept the pace, but lost the race.............
Forgotten once again.

Linda Ori

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