Overgrown

You came down like an angel
Like a ray of sunlight straight into my heart
Thought that beautiful face and lovely smile
would stay a while

Everybody that evening listening to your voice
adored you from the start
You brought in stories from overseas
Describing my own past

Never thought home could be found so fast
Thought this was meant to last
But

You
For a minute felt like
Home
For a minute we were set in stone
But then quickly overgrown

You made me see things that for a while
have been wearing me down in a different light
Like some kind of a peace instiller
making things alright

How could I be less than kind
To a soul like that
I found a piece of me in you
How could I hate you after that?
When

You …

In so little time you got to play a bigger part
Till understanding’s thread was broken up
right at the start
Now we can’t go back

But you …