I wish I could see the future
To see how my life turns out
I wish that I could look back
And filter all of my doubt
To see how we used to laugh
I wish you could remember
All of the things we said
The world was ours forever
Now I’m stuck in nowhere
With nothing but a box
Full of lost thoughts and secrets
I wish that I forgot
I wonder if I should open it
I want to relive the magic
But alas it is forbidden
Because I was told it would be so tragic
I can’t quite remember the contents
Perhaps all the answers that I seek?
I really wonder what is in there
It couldn’t hurt to just take a peak
My fingers clasp the edges
The box has a voice that calls to me
“don’t be afraid of what’s inside
Just open up and see
If you let the contents out
They will manifest your dreams”
I slowly reach to the latch
And carefully crack the lid
The hinges move up and creak
And for a moment there I sit
And a piercing sound around me
Becomes my agony
It takes me a second to realize
It is my heart screaming out within me
The painful shudders bring back it all
And I wish I could forget
I try to get the thoughts back in
But now they are free to roam again
They envelop me so quickly
Faster than before
The memories overtake me
Like waves crashing to the shore
My heart burns and aches
And my soul begins to cave
My tears become a river
And my voice cries out to be saved
I remember, I remember
All of the wonderful times
When love was everlasting
And had no end in sight
It is such a sick reminder
Of what I had, then lost
That’s why I chose to forget it
Put it locked inside a box
All the innocence and hope
All of the desire and the love
That once was always there
Now has dissolved away
Except what I remember
The only evidence that is left
I chose to hide forever
Until I forgot the pain again
Someday I’ll get it all back inside
And swear to never open it again
But even after the effort and pain
That I endured this time
The box will call me once again
And the Pandora inside of me
Will commit the crime
