SHADOW OF SMOKE By Tom Jensen
Just a shadow of smoke
That's how I appear
Try to reach out and touch me
What you see disappears
No living soul can reach me
First you see my face
Vanish into thin air
And then gone without a trace
Just another mystery
A puzzle no one can solve
First I am there
And then I dissolve
Just a castle of sand
Before the tide comes to me
And after a warm embrace
Carries me out to the sea
So back into the fog I fade
My own little solitary parade
Back into the waters I wade
Unable to undo all I have made
I've lost my soul
Through the horrors I've seen
Along with my past desires
Of all I could have been
To the days of old
I can never return
Time passes slowly
When the memories still burn
As I see children laugh
And young mothers dance
I know I've lived my life
There is no second chance
Just a shadow of smoke
That's how I appear
Try to reach out and touch me
What you see disappears