Joan feels remorse for having hated her toes most of her life. She inherited them from her grandmother, who had hated them too. Her grandmother had cried at the swimming pool on Joan's 11th birthday
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Our photograph-
Its edges were ruined and torn.
On the back was a faded paragraph;
As I read, I started to mourn the letters worn.
Its edges were ruined and torn.
On the back was a faded paragraph;
As I read, I started to mourn the letters worn.
The words reminded me of our yearning,
Of a time to which I wished we were returning.
But the words began to fade,
As our romance had decayed.
Of a time to which I wished we were returning.
But the words began to fade,
As our romance had decayed.
As tears dropped onto our photo,
I just couldn't let it go.
Back when our troubles felt far away-
To San Jose, to Broadway, to yesterday.
I just couldn't let it go.
Back when our troubles felt far away-
To San Jose, to Broadway, to yesterday.
The sand was coarse and bright.
Each day, we bathed in the daylight,
And every night,
Our hearts danced to our melodies.
Each day, we bathed in the daylight,
And every night,
Our hearts danced to our melodies.
Looking at our photograph,
The last reminder of our past romance,
I wished I could ask for one last dance,
But instead, I took one last glance.
The last reminder of our past romance,
I wished I could ask for one last dance,
But instead, I took one last glance.
I should have read you my paragraph
When I saw you last.
I should have held you and asked,
But instead, I saw you fade into the past.
When I saw you last.
I should have held you and asked,
But instead, I saw you fade into the past.
As I sit heartbroken,
The memories of you appear in my mind.
I wish those words had been spoken,
Not left on the photograph I signed.
The memories of you appear in my mind.
I wish those words had been spoken,
Not left on the photograph I signed.
If I could trade places with the me you knew, I'd speak the words I never said to you. I'd hold you close before our last goodbye, Instead of watching our love slowly die.
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