Thousands of faces fade in and out of my dreams nightly
all of the people I once knew but happen to no longer see..

The lovers, the friends gone bad, the enemies.
The people I couldn’t admire or try to please.
The lives tracked into the circles of my life.
The future ex’s, the long lost should-a-been wife.

All these faces to remind me of this daily trial.
The lifelong tragedy that we live in denial.
The broken hearts, the burned bridges.
The hours spent laughing about ruffles having ridges..
The hugs, the good and bad…
The people who broke you or drove you mad.
The fights, the compromises
The soul-mate everyone despises.

Faces to fade as time gingerly sneaks by
While in my dreams the souls continue to fly…

08/30/2003

Author's Note: This was written after cutting off a circle of friends and how they haunted my dreams even tho they were gone from my life...

Posted on 08/31/2003
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