The Dance

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars above.
For a moment all the world was right,
How could I have known
That you'd ever say good bye

And I, I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
The way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could've missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance.

Holding you I held everything
For a moment, wasn't I the king
If I'd only known how the king would fall
Well who's to say
You know I might have changed it all

And I, I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end

The way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could've missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss the dance.

It's my life, it's better left to chance

I could've missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss

The

Dance.

I thought I'd start off with a song this time.  It sets the tone for what I want to say.  This is one of my favorite Garth Brooks songs.  You see, it tells the story of a special relationship I had with someone in high school.  We are still friends, but there was a point in time where he didn't speak to me for months.  We were never a couple, but we did share a perfect dance one night during our junior prom.  Despite all the miscommunication, confusion, fear and subsequent pain, I wouldn't have traded that dance for a happier existence.  I'm just finally happy that I can realize that it's over.  It doesn't hold fast to me like a relationship that I can't get away from.  Not from my end.  Since we began talking again, I'm afraid he's getting the wrong idea.  I'm happy to be his friend again, but I can't go back to what we almost were.  I'm done with that chapter of my life.  

The next few weeks are going to be crazy busy, so I won't have time to write.  Afterwards though, I should have a lot to say.  Until then, dear Void, all my love.