Smell of cigarettes
Of pure tobacco pipe
Of cologne and finery
Hear the music wafting
In the air so sweet
As he sings
Devil may care
Saying goodbye
To someone who means
Means something that I cannot
Label tag and define
The epitome of a hopeless romantic
An artistic soul
A friend
And yet as I pull away
I see nothing
not the road
The lines or lights
Just a blur
As tears fall and sobs commence
Perhaps he is more than that
A symbol for what I wish I was
Or wish I had
I wipe the tears
The mascara lines
And make a face
Of happiness
For the one which I love
Who is unsure of this
Who does not believe
in the unconditional
he can’t understand
that I can love someone else
if only as a friend
I suppose I’ll fake it
For the sake of security
And commitment
Hopeless romanticism
Bound within and kept quiet
Never let it out
Until I explode
Guess we’ll see what happens
