The Thorns of Time by Maria Fokas First, you left; Then, I let myself forget.              – I watched the days go by in silence Without a sign of love; I waited – I felt the thorns of time.              – I wept for the miracles The ones we left behind – Damn those walls we swore to ignore.              – All I ever wished for To find a truth, in loves that slip away – Stripped of dignity, by all the things I’ve done.              – My heart has turned against the tide Hope; the last to go – … Continue reading The Thorns of Time