I'll cross the sea for a different world, With your treasure, a secret for me to hold In many years they may forget This love of ours or that we met, They may not know how much you meant to me. I cried for you And the sky cried for you, And when you went I became a hopeless drifter. But this life was not for you, Though I learned from you, That beauty need only be a whisper Without you now I see, How fragile the world can be And I know you've gone away But in my heart you'll always stay.-"I Cried For You" (Katie Melua)A silver key tossed aside, lost in the jumble
Stuffed in a box hidden under the bed
Dust that lays thick across the cover
Forgotten memories locked away
Seasons pass and still the secrets
Remained safe under wraps
Other layers added to the pile
More things to be shut away
Fast forward to the present:
Throwing out the old to make
Way for the new; by chance,
It slips out and craftily evades
dismissal: What's this?
A silver key on a chain
Tarnished with age
Words engraved on the side
Worn smooth from anxious
Fingers of the past
Once upon a (happier) time
Etched clearly on the side:
"My heart will always be open to You";
A promise for a new beginning
Where did he who gave it go?
Leaving whilst I was unaware
Changing the lock as he went -
Was it all just a dream?
The silver key lost all it stood for
Nothing now but a bitter reminder
Of what it could not be:
Just another worthless trinket
I once held the key to unlock your heart; Does it work anymore?