when high hopes are laid to rest

they said you were the bright boy
that the hope in your eyes would lead the blind
that in mute trust the world would follow
and you will touch the towers of uncertainty

they said the earth was not deep enough
the skies not high
fires would never engulf
which walls of iron and defiance could stop you?

there was something about you the crowd knew
purple and silver and blue were not the only colours of your mystique
because you said you could
breaking the walls of eternity seemed possible

time fell like rain
and washed away who you were
you glance in your inner mirror
and the reflection is unfamiliar

and you drown in an ocean too big for you
one you should never have known
and I see your soul going up in that grey,grey sliver of smoke
till you disappear into the unknown

what burnt out that light inside of you?
what made you fall to never rise again?
what made you think the last rope you tied would never be undone?
what made you think your story would never be told?
you used to be the bright boy.

* for all those who lost their shine.for those who matter to me - may you never lose your shine.