Why did I let you back in?
I knew from the start only pain would result
But I just had to see for myself:

See that you never will change.
See once again that you're callous and cold.
See that I still care for you.

I tried to forget your name.
To purge from my mind all the moments we shared.
To leave thoughts of you in the past.

Yet somehow you managed to stay,
Stuck in my thought like the damnèd spot
That no washing could ever remove.

So here's to your happiness!
I hope that your life's filled with joyous tomorrows...
But know that I'm hurting today.

Fall 1997