bottledWalter

Written: 4/26/01
Words: Walter Koning

Seven voices chanting at me in different ways
Yet all the same

Be like us. Be yourself. Do what you want. Do what I ask.
The oldest should be the one to lean on
The most mature view. Founded in wisdom.

Not the case.

The youngest hasn’t a clue who to follow
Be like us. Be yourself. Do what you want. Do what I ask.
Stuck in the middle, wiser than the years suggest.
Yet inexperienced and desperate for someone to trust

J.D. Konye did so much, he’ll never ever know how much.
Jessica Hollister did so much good without even trying
Without intention she also broke my heart, the one she mended,
The one she owned, the one I gave to her, but she couldn’t give back.

Memories prevail, some positive, some hatred, some disgust,
Some joy, for some people, for some things, behind me, memories.

The seven voices have stopped, now they’re one, my own.
I don’t know if I could hear another voice and listen to it daily,
Be like me, be yourself, do what you want, do what I ask
Don’t ask too much and I’ll do my best
Don’t expect too much, you’ll get what I have
Love it or leave it