The Toll of Time

Of all the things that I left behind
of all the memories I chose to forget
the days that seemed to flow so smooth
the things I thought I'll never regret

The love that oozed from arms of yours
the voice that soothed me down to nerves
the pearls that gleamed from your eyes
the spell you cast with your curves

and how I thought there would always be
a hand to hold me when I fell
some hugs before leaving for the day
some roses when I did not feel well

But much as such to my aching heart,
time has had its toll the hard way
breaking apart the things that made me
and leaving me helpless forever to stay.