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Flashbacks

March 7, 2014
By oxygenwriter51 PLATINUM, Steinbach, Other
oxygenwriter51 PLATINUM, Steinbach, Other
20 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Not all who wander are lost." - JRR Tolkien


I go back to the day when we sat on our own
On that little park bench, wishing we were alone
Holdin' my hand like you didn't wanna let go
I go back to the day we had our first kiss
And we knew that it couldn't get better than this
No better than this, whoa oh

Now our love comes in flashbacks
One minute you're here
The next you're no where to be seen
And it's just me
My head is hurting, and my heart is pounding
Waiting for you to come back to me
But you only come back to me
In flashbacks

I go back to the night when all the stars lined up
The first time, maybe, we thought we were in love
Underneath the moonlit sky, you held me tight
I go back to the night when we slowed things down
You kissed my lips and spun me around
Oh, spun me around after our first fight

Now our love comes in flashbacks
One minute you're here
The next you're no where to be seen
And it's just me
My head is hurting, and my heart is pounding
Waiting for you to come back to me
But you only come back to me
In flashbacks

Waiting for you to come back to me
But you only come back to me

I flash back to the lake where you got on one knee
With the moon shinin' bright you asked
Will you marry me?
But then everything changed and you broke my heart
Decided to tear my whole world apart

Now our love only comes in flashbacks, in flashbacks
One moment you're here
The next you're no where to be seen
And it's suddenly just me
My head is pounding, and my heart is torn
Waiting for you to come back to me
Come back to me

But you only come back to me
In flashbacks


The author's comments:
Sometimes a relationship will come back to you in flashbacks. You struggle with memories popping up all the time and the other person is always on your mind. And I think you can only get past that by realizing that there's nothing you can do to make them change their mind about their choice to leave or make them regret it or make them miss you. This song was my way of saying goodbye to trying to prove myself to him. To stop trying to be the perfect person for him, but instead to be the perfect person for me.

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on Mar. 13 2014 at 8:10 pm
KasieDee SILVER, Coatesville, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"It doesn't matter what someone believes. All we know is what we know and it's that we are here, now. Just live a good life." -Jessi Trauner

Incredible. Relatable. Rhythmic. Beautiful piece of writing!