Rogue in the Valley

Of all the places

You might land

I don’t see this

As random chance

 

Of all the places

She might dwell

You thought it was

Where she’d be found

 

Do you hope

Chance reunion

A possibility

 

Of all the places

To make home

You did believe

Here’s where she’d be

 

Of all the places

She’s left behind

You did not grasp

Your time elapsed

 

Do you love

Yesterday’s ghost

A phantom in your head

 

This place bygone

This time too late

Your love now past

 

This place a cage

This time repentance

Your life unfulfilling

 

This place your hell

This time atonement

Your soul’s damnation

 

You’ll never live

Looking behind

 

You’ll never love

Until you let go