How Love Comes, Then Goes Away

passed my old girlfriend yesterday
i stared in awe, not knowing what to say
after years of thinking of her every day
she saw me, then she looked away

all the things we once did together
lost in time and gone forever
every feeling we shared with each other
she's covered them over with her new lover

it all came down to that view
our passing like strangers on the avenue
she's never looked for me and never will
i pray for my deep void to fill

learning how life can be such a mess
learning to deal with past distress
a burden to carry inside of me
dealing with loves reality

coming to grips with how it will end
to expect more would be to pretend
how love comes, then goes away
that's why i have no one today