Lonesome Summertime

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Elizabeth Orr

Elizabeth Welch Orr (29 October 1929 – 22 April 2021, née Entrican) was a New Zealand lecturer and a previous Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington. Orr was also a trade union leader and advocate for pay equity. more »

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Lake water tousles the hair that is grown past your eyes
Thrown open windows, with the familiar smell of another lonesome summertime
Laughter fills my memories, feeling dreamy, young, and free
Growing old is a dull ache of knowing that I'll never again mean what you once did to me
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Maybe it's too soon to forget and stop crying
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Just me and myself and my lonesome summertime
I've seen you in passing, I noticed the life left your eyes
Though your words smooth like honey, have a meaning as lethal as swimming with lightning skies
When weddings feel like funerals
Like the ending of all times
April turns to May and May turns to June
I resist the urge to dive into that pool
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Maybe it's too soon to forget and stop crying
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Just me and myself and my lonesome summertime
I've always hated children
Maybe because I've never felt like one of them
With their soft smiles in the sunshine
I wish I could feel that content
There has to be some grace in trying to grieve for your childhood
Because I cannot comprehend why the woman in the mirror is standing where a child should
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Maybe it's too soon to forget and stop crying
Can you see
Can you see what's left behind
Just me and myself and my lonesome summertime

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