After The Fire Lyrics - Donna Lewis

you really astound me 

you with your half closed eyes 

far far away 

and me wide eyed and focused 

intent on perfection 

what a fool to believe 

fiercly wild in the presence of strangers 

meeting for the first time 

an innocent desire to display your charms 

but I shall not see 

I shall not fear you 

I shall not hear you 

call me a friend 

tears shed over one's broken promises 

blaming the foolish one 

for a poem out of time 

big child sullen and self willed 

flashes of anger 

blood red to the core 

how easy it would be to let uncontrollable 

words burst from my mouth 

but why should it be me 

to tell you the truth 

so I shall not see 

I shall not fear you 

I shall not hear you 

call me never call me a friend