Yesterday



Hold out a hand

kiss the tears away

pull me close

when there's nothing to say.



Hold my hand

tell me it's all okay

settle in close

so we can talk about yesterday.



The times not forgotten

the days of joyful, go-lucky, smiles

The times of happiness

the talks of many trials

we each must endure

during our time being unsure

if we'll see tomorrow.



Don't let me go

don't tell me you must leave

don't tell me what I already know

as you remove my hand from your sleeve.



Don't look away

don't tell me this was only temporary

as I watch you fade

as I listen to you explain that,



Our time together

will never be forgotten

so much as tucked away

behind the strains of time

to one day be recollected

and shared

with those later to come

So they may, too

experience the memories of

yesterday.

-KyotaIzuma