Never Look Back

(Cancer, Summer's Feverish Onslaught)

The artifacts.
The mirror cracks.
There are no more tears, so refer to the facts.
A ring of gold.
A shirt you fold.
Looking at a picture that is heavy to hold.

Run and never look back,
Never look back,
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!
Run and never look back,
Never look back,
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!

A shattered plate.
A fevered state.
Is anyone ready to compete with fate?
A painted bowl.
A fickle soul.
A man at the table of his vitriol.

Run and never look back,
Never look back,
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!
Run and never look back,
Never look back,
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!

A broken pane.
A bedding stain.
Everything new has decayed again.
An empty urn.
The pictures burn.
Fighting off the urge that you want his return.

Run and never look back
Never look back
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!
Run and never look back,
Never look back,
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!


© Alan Reade, 2001