I close my eyes and drift away.

Yesterday, so far away, yet close enough to feel
Images within my mind, but which ones are real
Scents, I wonder where they’re from and why they make me think
From my well of history, I slowly take a drink
I’ve seen a million things go by, but each was just a glance
I sat below and watched the stars who twinkled as they dance
I heard the cries, the laughs; the prayers, carried on the breeze
And heard the quiet “I Love You’s” that were whispered through the trees
I tasted sweet pain, and tears from the broken ones
And tasted the bitterness of words, potent venom of yours
I felt the emptiness embrace as the night stole you away
And the skeletons of existence that rattle through the days
But, when a song triggers a memory, one I thought I’d lost
I close my eyes and drift away, dancing with my ghosts