I asked if she was happy
She said “she’d never been”
I said “is that your final answer”
Then she looked at me and grinned

There was no dress rehearsal
Life was coming fast
No time to sit and wallow
Over events of the past

She sat there filled with wonder
Like a kid on Christmas Day
Filled with thoughts of passion
For the intimacy she craved

She’d become a nonbeliever
A penny for your thoughts
He was a champion deceiver
Until the day that he got caught

That was the basis of her sadness
As I could clearly see
That’s when I held her in my arms
And said “you’re safe with me”