Fear and jealousy
Twin devils of deception
She confessed to a half empty bottle
And a pale reflection
While clutching his photograph for...

It was different then
Free flowing innocence
High school crushes
Becoming blushing bride
Time was on their side
No looking back just
Pushing foreword but...

He started to stray
One lay day after day
Became a crushing bore
Quite a chore even
Masturbation lost its charm
Trust combusted and...
Once its gone, it never comes back completely
Despite the sweet nothings whispered
Tenderly in her ear with only one resort
Crying needless tears from dusk to dawn
Putting the blame squarely upon shoulders
There's a new martyr in town
Just regurgitate all your sins upon me
Once their washed away
He'll have no other choice
But to come back
One happy family
Don't you see
It's our destiny?
Cause the thought
Of starting over and
Rejoining the game of charades
Dreadful and unfathomable
Can I forget?
Will I forgive?
She asks the same pale reflection
Patiently waiting for an answer
One that she may not want to hear
As she rips his photograph in two
Sticks it in the bottle
Places it to her lips
A baby sip
Instead of a unhealthy swallow
She wipes her face
Deposits the bottle in its rightful place
Where some well intentioned plans inevitably go
The trash can...

P Oct 5, 2007.