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I've often had dreams but they never last.
They turn out to be as fragile glass.
Though They shine and sparkle, they're not what they seem
Love, life and laughter are not built on dreams.

I've often had faith too quickly to clash
with reality, the merger's a crash.
Belief and deceit, the struggle's a bore
empty you find is the stock and store.

I once had a man, I don't have no more;
that boy cut me up from surface to core.
He's still in my heart, his memories won't pass.
He cuts through my life like jagged glass.

I thought I had love but found it had me
Shining like diamonds for the world to see.
Too soon you find diamonds can be made of glass.
Chipping and scarring, they're not made to last.

I've often had lovers, or perhaps they had me
In either case it's just calamity.
I saw right through them as if they were glass,
their good and their bad, always ends in a smash.

I once had a family and it was a pain
all their demands will drive you insane.
They want to see through you, delve your future and past
'til your guarding your secrets like antique glass.

I've often had hopes I tried to ignore
for keeping them alive is a hardening chore
And in the end, they're just a folly
they won't amount to much for you or for me.

I've oft' studied me as I chanced to pass
the reflection I find in fluid glass.
And what I find there I don't dare recognize
Crumpling truths will shatter your lies.

I've oft' found myself brave to the core
But bravery and strength don't live here no more.
Running from the future, hiding from the past
you find here and now is like delicate glass.

Stuck in the days you'd live once more
turning from truths you've learned to abhor.
Your heart and your soul, stagnant to the last
too quickly you find your just like glass.

adrian@iglou.com

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