Too Long

I've been loud for too long, I've seen

That you notice me when I'm gone.

It's now that I shall recede into my 

Own skull, I need to live there too.

I've been there for you for too long,

Now you be there for my moods,

They'll swing, the rope might break,

But you need to be headstrong.

I've been noisy for too long, I can 

See it from the curtains that draw

Away from me, when I reach

My window, they need me no more.

I've been colorful for too long, I feel

That the world needs some grey,

It couldn't always take grey they say

Like I've grown so used by its ways.

I've been in notice for too long,

Now miss me a little, ask for me.

Take that scarf I left, and sniff it

Like that pet that doesn't recognize your smell.

I've been singing for too long, and

I won't allow you another moment

Of my voice ringing in your ears.

Let your ears yearn for my breath.

I've been around for too long, always

Like that little kid you call out to

When you need help with pushing

Your car, go start with ignition now.

I've been roaming the nights too long,

The night needed a companion one night,

So I gave a hand, it never left me.

Now I need to sleep, night is now an insomniac.