Dream Catcher

A Poem by FoundInThought

Feedback is welcome. I started to write these as lyrics.

It seem like I've only ever looked for peace
But life is nothing if not a constant fight
I'm just looking for some kind of release
From these thoughts that keep me up at night

I might fall asleep but the struggle is still there
Except now I can't escape and I can't catch my breath
The days might change but it's always the same scare
Like the crack of a gun, I wake up scared to death

I might go back to sleep but it never lasts
I'll toss and I'll turn until I finally give in
These dreams of you and of our shared pasts
You were my dream catcher but now I'm alone again

It's been years now and each day, I'm a little more lost
I find myself wishing that eventually I just won't wake
Because I never knew how much losing you would cost
I would have fought forever if I knew what was at stake

I imagine your smile more often than I can track
I imagine your voice and I fight the urge to cry
The past is the past but I'm still looking back
Who knew that forever could end without goodbye?

You were taken from me before either of us were ready
That night burned in my memory and I remember it all
You left this life behind and I was left unsteady
I don't know how I have any tears left to fall

Day by day, I've been trying my best to live for you
I want to make you proud and I want to be strong
Forever wasn't long enough when it was shared by two
Always was what we said but life proved us wrong