As he walks on by, leaving you to wonder.

Aa Harvey

As he walks on by, leaving you to wonder.

 

 

Walking home on a Saturday night, I saw a spaceship flying so high.

I tipped my hat and turned my back and I continued to walk on by.

You see I have already seen this, inside a memory inside my mind.

I have had this thought a million times, so I just let it pass on by.

 

 

A light burns in the distance,

As a comet flies through the Heaven’s above!

I cast a glance, a peek perhaps; nothing more than a quick look.

You see I have seen it all before, a thousand times or more

And all the wonder has disappeared, along with all the fun.

 

 

Other people do not believe in me;

They say I just tell fantastic stories that I create.

They tell me that I should just write a book of fantasy,

But I have never created a page,

That could ever shine as bright,

As the idea’s that you will find along the way.

 

 

Another morning after;

I awake with another story to tell.

They tell me that they are tired of the tales that I weave

And that they are no longer under my spell.

But that has never been my objective;

I never tried to change the way you see.

A thousand non-believers have nothing to give,

To a wondering mind that has already been.

 

 

I want to believe in my own ideals

And follow a thought until the end.

They can disbelieve and question my words,

But they can never stop me from attempting to make new friends.

 

 

Maybe I can also speak the truth too;

Maybe not all I say is a lie.

Maybe one day you will see me disappear inside a cloud,

After a thunderous flash of light.

 

 

I have travelled over the oceans and I have walked under a moon.

I never thought to take you with me,

Because I thought that you already knew,

That I am just a traveller

And I am passing through your time.

Maybe next time I am passing through, I will try to drop you a line.

 

 

I would have liked to have taken you with me,

But it would have taken all of your hope.

If you believe enough in me, who knows?  We will see;

Maybe I could find a way to offer you a saving rope.

A way for me to lift your heart, when you are falling down.

I want to raise all of your spirits

And show you the universe, before I leave this town.

 

 

Some people say I never existed;

Some say I must have been a ghost.

The only man I truly knew, is unknown to you,

But he is the one I admire the most.

Some people tell my story, without ever knowing of his;

But I could never write an autobiography,

Without an acknowledgement of his tragedy.

I am living in his shadow, I have his memories inside.

I see an image of the man that I could have been,

But I must leave his body now and return to my life.

 

 

I’m heading off into the blue now;

I’m leaving you all behind.

I have left you with a memory…

As I leave you all to be mankind.

I’m leaving you all to wonder,

Who was the man that was talking that night?

And as I turn the corner,

I climb into my flying saucer

And I fly up into the sky.

 

 

(C)2017 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.

 

  • Author: Aa Harvey (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 28th, 2017 07:53
  • Category: Fantasy
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