Keep Away

Tell me why
Every time
I see you all these feeling come pouring out
It's not memories
Its pain

When I close my eyes I see
A place filled with smiles
A place far away the sun shines bright
Shining down on my nonexistent reality

I once felt so sure
Of myself and all that's around me
Now that's changed
I have nothing else to hang on to
Only myself and that distant memory

When I close my eyes
I see you standing so far away
Arms held open for me to return
But every step I take you move steadily farther away

I can't take any more pain from myself
I want to smile and laugh at myself
No longer haunted by my eyes
Rip them from me so I can see no more

Keep far away
I love you too much to hold you close
No matter how much it hurts
I only cause more pain