One Hundred Pieces

Pull up the dirt, making a bed for the roots Put in the work, flowers around, bound to bloom And you, you were a gracious sun You, you grew a garden strong I thought you were gone Love, hate, loss, remember (When will you get out of me) Nothing lasts forever (I can still see your face so clearly) Hope, joy, fear, remember (When will you get out of me) Nothing hurts forever Good, bad, worse, remember Nothing lasts forever Looks, lust, tears, remember Nothing hurts forever Change, words, things, remember Nothing lasts forever Thoughts, life, death, remember Nothing hurts forever Breath, blood, bone, remember Nothing lasts forever Now, here, this remember Nothing hurts forever People would stop, looking at what, what we grew They all wanna know, wanna know what, what we knew And then, the summer had lost it’s love You went, petals fell one by one And I still pick them up