Cracks in the Sidewalk
When the cracks show in the sidewalk
The one that links your home and mine
I will know our love is breaking
And another path I’ll find
And when the hill begins to flatten
The one where we now often play
I will know our love is lessening
And I will go another way
Now I know smooth roads can be shattered
And mountains can be beaten down
Love can also lose its meaning
As though it never had been found
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But if a mountain’s high and mighty
It can stand the greatest storm
And if a highway’s long and lasting
It will keep its stable form
And if a love is like that mountain
It will rest within the sky
And if a love is like that highway
It will forever lie!
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But we never built a highway
And never climbed a mountain high
All we have is a sidewalk
And a hill on which to sigh
So when the cracks destroy that sidewalk
And the hill’s been trampled on
I will know our love has ended
And I will be gone...
Submitted: October 18, 2020
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