I don't know why I put up with your silence so long
I'm feeling like I've gone about this all wrong
all the letters I sent and the poems I wrote
only have me praying for an antidote
cause you never give me a reason to hope
maybe there's nothing to read between your lines
I've been butting my head against your confines
and I'm tired of wasting all my energy
it's as if my feelings have all turned on me
or worse you won't want my heart's guarantee
though I pray godspeed for your ways and means
my heart's started smelling like gasoline
as you silently hold that match you lit
honey you know I've been asking for it
my torture's not knowing if you want me to quit
could you even imagine how it really feels
to be thrown underneath your driving wheels
a fitting sacrifice of unmitigated bliss
would it hurt to even blow a little kiss
even though my heart has gone amiss
if you're not the one I've been waiting for
let me know so I can find another to adore
I'm sick to death of this unrequited lust
all this time I've been giving you all my trust
for now you haven't even tossed me a crust
I wish it bored me to hurt over you
you know I could stand a good talking to
is it too much to ask for just one word
to love a silent paramour is too absurd
are you that shy or have your senses blurred
so for now we have a rather tense detente
you know damn well what I really want
have you tossed your pennies down my wishing well
cause at this late stage I cannot even tell
if you want me to be your sweet magnolia belle
©2008 Cynth Bage
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Comments: 6
(Now dump him!)
Because the most common feelings I have had relate to heartbreak, I generally have trouble in finding a more ideal emotional response--I can best write what I actually know from personal experience, so I have little to draw from when I try to write more positive lyrics and poetry. Maybe one day this will no longer be the case, but until that materializes in my life I use the negative feelings as a means of healing from the past.
So please don't feel sorry for me, and don't assume that some guy is doing this to me now. Normally, I would not tip my hat so much but to be honest I felt I had to explain this a bit.