I put my dreams in a box
So they won’t tarnish
I close the lid down tight
And capture the darkness

I built a cage out of wire
To keep my fragile heart
So no-one can touch it
Without feeling the hurt

I keep my memories on paper
So they won’t be lost
I’d invite you to see them
But I’m afraid of the cost

The box is unopened
The dreams left untouched
I haven’t seen them for so long
I can’t remember their names

That wire still remains there
But now it pulls tighter
My captive heart bleeds
Not with blood but stinging tears

With time ticking slowly by
Paper edges tear
There are holes in my memories
But my heart is unaware

It keeps on beating
And grows older with time
Remembering a day when
It seemed love could be mine.