(photo by Richard Williams)

24) Just Walk Away

The bitter words
are never too far,
but they remain put away.
I always seem to keep them at hand
but I didn't use them today.
The fire burns
but somehow I've learned
to keep it a bit at bay.
It's not too clear
what happened here
but let us just walk away

It came so close
the edge I fear most.
I've sailed over it before,
but I heard the falls
on the rocks below
and I made my way back to shore.
Whatever now the future holds,
we've made it another day.
It's not too clear
what happened here
but let us just walk away

Sometimes the greatest battle I must fight
is simply to not attack
because there are some things, once said aloud
that cannot be taken back

and so there's times it's best to smile
even if it's a disguise
instead of seeing the hurt I've caused
come back to me in your eyes.
It's worth a little time alone
to not be so every day.
It's not too clear
what happened here
but let us just walk away.

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