It’s been a long time
Since I’ve recognized
The person I once knew
The person you once were

I’ve been told you’re back
The real you
Not the one you’ve been
The one buried in the dirt
And hiding from the sun

Dare I to hope
To have you back again
The one from my memories
The happy one that loved to sing
Just for the hell of it

A tear slips from my eye
Slides down my face to ripple outward
Into the continuity of living
Like the beating of my heart

The uncertainty of it all meanders listlessly
As it always does in times like this
Before being engulfed once again
By the weight of water

Only time will tell