You are a tempest, windblown
I am recovering 
Slowly, slowly
Baby steps I say

Because when dealing with a baby
That is how we must tread

You are forgotten, by the masses
And when you turn back
And look for the rock 
On which our names were inscribed
You shall see they have vanished

I am remembering
Slowly, slowly
The memories are flooding back
Dazzling reality

I know I have shed the skin of us
I know I have regained some composure

Better late 
Than never again and though my eyes swim
The tears are unshed 
And in believing so, they drown us
But this time
That is okay

You are fading, disappearing
An illusion stands in your place
Easily forgotten, those hallucinations
Caused by too many narcotics
That kept the ghost of an old you
Stuck to my retina

I am standing now
Slowly, slowly
I am standing up and staking my claim
Refusing, the participation
In playing your game

It is over and I am glad
I have not forgotten too much

Stand down, accept your fate
Rise up, take the bait
Fall down, swim in the tears
That never fell from your eyes
Watch my face
As the light that once shone for you
Dies.