WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, THE BOY SAT WITH HIS KNEES AGAINST HIS CHEST, UNDER THIS OAK TREE, BY THIS SILENT POND, HIS EYES CLOSE BEGINNING TO REMINISE, ALONG SIDE HIM, A MAN STANDS CONFLICTED BY HIS WRONGS, THE BOY’S EYES OPEN AS HE STARTS TO ADDRESS, THAT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE WHERE THEY BOTH BELONG, THE BOY THEN TURNS TO QUESTION THE MAN, OF WHY THEY ARE HERE AGAIN, HAD THEY BOTH NOT AGREE ON BETTER TERMS BACK THEN, TO NEVER RETURN TO A PLACE, SO FULL OF SORROW AND BITTER END, WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION, THE MAN BEGINS TO SPEAK, HIS VOICE CRACKS, STUTTERING TO FORM THE WORDS, TELLING THE BOY THAT HE IS SORRY FOR BEING SO WEAK,AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, HE STILL LET THE PROMISE GO BROKEN, LIKE A HOUR GLASS THAT HAS BECOME FROZEN, THE SANDS OF TIME NO LONGER MOVING, NO WORDS COULD EVEN EXPRESS THE EMPTINESS HE FELT, EVEN THE WORD LONELY ITSELF ONLY DEPICTS A HALLOW SHELL,
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, THE BOY SAT WITH HIS KNEES AGAINST HIS CHEST, TELLING THE MAN THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, YOU’RE STILL SUCH A MESS, THE PROMISE WE CHOSE TO KEEP, CARVES IN DEEPER THAN DEEP, YET YOUR FRAGILE HEART KEEPS ON WANTING MORE THAN IT NEEDS, YOUR FEAR OF ABANDONMENT MAKES YOU TAKE THE FIRST LEAP, NEVER CONSIDERING WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY, TAKING FOR GRANTED THOSE WHO LOVED YOU AND SUPPORTED YOU, IN THE TIME OF YOUR NEED, BECAUSE YOU RATHER RUN AWAY, THEN FACE YOUR PROBLEMS, AT THE END OF IT ALL, YOUR JUST ANOTHER BROKEN MAN WHO HAS FALLEN,
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, UNDER THIS OAK TREE, BY THIS SILENT POND, A LONG PAUSE OF QUIETNESS FOLLOWS THE BREEZE FLOWING THROUGH THE FIELD, THE MAN THEN BEGIN TO SPEAK, I MADE A PROMISE, THAT I COULDN’T KEEP, BECAUSE DEEP DOWN INSIDE OF ME I WAS NEVER HAPPY, I WAS NEVER FREE TO BE ME, INSTEAD OF BECOMING WHO I WAS MEANT TO BE, I BECAME SOMETHING OF A MUCH DEGRADED ME, YOU’RE DISAPPOINTED AND I TRULY SEE, PERHAPS THE END OF THIS JOURNEY, WAS TO OPEN MY EYES TOWARDS SOMETHING I NEVER BELIEVED, THE BELIEF TO BELIEVE IN ME
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, THE BOY STARTS TO STAND, GAZING ACROSS THE POND, HE TAKES IN A DEEP BREATH, SIGHS AND THEN UTTERS, MANY YEARS I’VE WATCHED YOU GROW THROUGH YOUR PAIN, YET YOUR SELFISH HEART AND STUBBORNESS ALWAYS LEAVES A STAIN, YOU SPEAK OF STRENGTH, YET YOU DOUBT IT, YOU SPEAK OF TRUTH,YET YOU KNOW NOTHING OF IT, YOU SPEAK OF TRUST, BUT TRUST NO ONE, SO TRUTH BE TOLD, YOUR JUST WORDS THAT DON’T MIX, LIKE A UNSOLVEABLE PUZZLE, YOU HAVE PEICES THAT DON’T FIT
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, THE MAN STANDING BEHIND THE BOY SIGHS AND WHISPERS, BROKEN, HERE I STAND BEFORE YOU AGAIN, LIKE A FAILURE, I FAILED ME AND I FAILED YOU, COUNTLESS TIMES OVER AND OVER, NOW HERE I AM, LOST WITH NO REAL PATH TO WALK UPON, HIS EYES FILLED WITH WATER, AS A STREAM OF TEAR BEFALLS HIS FACE, THE GRAY SKY BEGINS TO LIGHT UP, TURNING TO DAWN, MY BAD HABITS, HAS DROVE ME DOWN A ROAD OF DISGRACE, I FEEL ASHAME THAT IT HAS BROUGHT ME BACK TO THIS PLACE, I HAVE NO WORDS TO SAY, BUT TO ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR MY MISTAKE, HIS BODY SHAKES AS HIS VOICE STARTS TO TREMBLE, IM SORRY I LET YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU BEAR A BURDEN, YOU DIDNT SIGN UP TO TAKE, THE MAN THAN BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS, FALLING FROM HIS EYES LIKE A RUSHING RIVER, HIS VOICE SOBS STRUGGLING TO TALK, YET NO WORDS CAN EVEN BE DELIVER,
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, UNDER THIS OAK TREE, BY THIS SILENT POND, THE BOY SLOWLY TURNS TO LOOK AT THE MAN, HE STARES FOR A MOMENT, DO REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAD NOTHING, WHEN ALL WE HAD WAS OUR HEART AND OUR PASSION, TALKING TO THE MIRROR JUST TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING, ALWAYS FEELING LONELY AND ABANDON, CREATING MULTIPLE WORLDS IN YOUR MIND, JUST TO LIVE IN, TURNING TO YOUR ADDICTION JUST TO FEEL NUMB, AT THE END OF THE DAY JUST TO WATCH YOURSELF BECOME, TRAP IN YOUR OWN IMPRISONMENT, WAKING UP JUST TO FEEL ANOTHER DAY GONE,
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, UNDER THIS OAK TREE, BY THIS SILENT POND, THE BOY SMILES TO MAN AND CONTINUES, YOU ASK FOR MY FORGIVENESS, SO LIKE ANYONE WHO DESERVES TO BE FORGIVEN, I FORGIVE YOU, BUT DONT FORGET THIS, DON’T PROMISE ME ANYMORE, INSTEAD SHOW ME YOU CAN BE MORE BECAUSE THIS ISLAND OF YOURS, THIS NEVERLAND, I AM SHUTTING DOWN THE DOORS, SO YOU CAN NEVER RETURN HERE ANYMORE, FOR YOU MUST ACCEPT YOUR FATE, AND BECOME WHAT YOU WERE DESTINED FOR, GOOD BYE NOW TO YOU OLD FRIEND, BUT PLEASE NEVER VENTURE HERE AGAIN, FOR ONCE YOU LEAVE THIS PLACE, NO LONGER WILL IT CEASE TO EXIST, IN THIS TIME AND SPACE, FOR THE SANDS OF TIME CAN NOT BE ALTER, SO JUST REMEMBER THE LESSONS THAT CAME WHEN YOU DID FALTER, GOODBYE TO YOU MY DEAREST REFLECTION, MAY WE MEET AGAIN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE THE RIPPLES FORM, UNDER THIS OAK TREE, BY THIS SILENT POND, THE BOY HUGS THE MAN WITH BOTH SHEDDING A TEAR, THE DOMAIN IN WHICH THEY HAD BOTH ONCE SHARED, AS IT STARTED TO CRUMBLE AND FADE AWAY, THE OLDER GENTLEMAN STARTS TO SAY, ITS BEEN TWO LONG YEARS SINCE I’VE BEEN WITH YOU IN THIS PLACE, TOGETHER WE WATCH LIFE PLAY OUT BEYOND THE STARS, BUT FROM HERE ON IT WILL BE A NEW PHASE, THANK YOU FOR STILL NOT GIVING UP ON ME, AT THE END YOU WERE REALLY ALL I NEED, ONCE I LEAVE I WON’T RETURN, I WILL LIVE OUT BOTH OUR DREAMS OF WHAT WE YEARNED, TO EMBRACE THE WORLD AND TELL OUR TALES, OF ALL THE TIMES THAT WE FAILED AND PREVAILED, YOUR FORGIVENESS I’LL NEVER FORGET, SO THIS TIME AROUND MAY YOU BE AT PEACE, GOODBYE TO YOU MY MINI ME, THE BOY PUTS HIS PALMS TOGETHER AS A WHITE LIGHT SPREAD OVER THEM, YES MY OLD FRIEND THEN LET US BEGIN
WHERE THE RIPPLES NO LONGER FORM, UNDER THIS WHITE OAK TREE, BY THIS PEACEFUL POND, THE BOY SMILES, GENTLY SNAPPING HIS FINGERS, THE DOOR CLOSES AS EVERYTHING FADES TO WHITE, THE MAN AWAKENS TO THE DAWN OF NIGHT, HE BREATHS OUT, KNOWING EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT ALRIGHT, REALIZING THERE IS A SENSE OF NEW BEGINNING, HE GETS UP OUT OF BED, EMBRACING HIS NEW WAY OF LIVING