Saturday, November 7, 2020

living on passion

there wasn't much to leave behind 
nothing I couldn't do without 
it's all replaceable including me
a well full of nothing but doubt 

sorry 'bout the Chanel on the pillowcase
there's shoes on the closet floor 
keep that stuff or throw it all away 
my robe still hangs behind your door

like snow falling in El Paso 
it took me a while to see
that living just on passion 
would never be enough for me 

I know that you won't wonder 
what it is you could do 
when you find a piece of me 
it won't leave you blue 

I had no choice, none that I could tell
those feelings left me hard pressed
I took everything I could carry 
except that dark green dress 

like snow falling in El Paso 
it took me a while to see 
that living just on passion 
would never be enough for me

no, it wasn't enough for me 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, what a thought provoking poem...great job!