Once upon a time
we were young
and together one

time has changed us
we no longer are as before
our innocence
has all been lost

our once radiant look
is now fraught with wrinkles
our laughter has lost its shine
our words are no longer spontaneous
we fabricate them all the while
our true feelings to hide

we're afraid so very afraid
of looking at each other in the eye
it's worse than the most remote strangers'
all that we exude is a bundle of lies

If only
if only you've said
or in any way
articulated
I'd have known
the truth:
the state
of your true feelings
and would have
rightly responded

up to now
I've not understood
why you held back
was it doubt
or your fear of love?

The years have spoken
so many springs have fled
so long I've waited
my every hope has faded
all has been lost
everything is too late!

Let my words run down your body,
Wrap around you, branding softly.
Fingerprint trails, smoke rising thin,
Sizzling heat under your skin.

Scorching my path, marking the line,
Each touch whispers, "You are mine."

If you should-
know me only superficially-
if you were to know me fully
you'd see the really ugly side of me!

Abnormal, she waits
his kiss not enough
his love suffering
from self-esteem issues
as she courts danger
like a mouse
trapped in
a wall of sound.

One is two
Three is four
And out the door I go
Before the low
I'll play a show
For you to laugh some more