funny thing about love
Funny thing
about love is
when the heart
breaks and you
crumble from the
inside out
you think
damn, I can’t do
this shit again
and then the next
time you think
well rama lama ding dong
I didn’t love this
hard before
maybe even think
damn, I’m sure glad that
last bitch is gone
and then the time comes
again she’s got her bags
walking out the door
the goodbye is permanent
all you can hear
are the crickets and the June
bugs banging their
faces against the street light
bulb
breathless and no
appetite
the annoying
dripping sink somehow
a comfort and a tell-tale
sign that this is real
it sooths with consistency
the only one thing
holding you together
and you think
I can’t do this oh
my god I can’t
do it again
the cycle turns and
life just sucks
indefinitely
and we learn again
only more lessons stacked
upon epiphanies and
eventually move on
evolving with wisdom
sometimes not
yet every time
the new one comes
we love
forget the old
invest in some hope
often useless
but we love and
each time, every single
time
we do it harder than
before and
I suppose that’s why
I keep doing it
People say
it’s better to have
loved once
than to never
have loved
at all
well
I say it is better to
strike out but
you gotta play
at least nine innings
tell your partner tonight
you love them
come on
let’s play ball
Copyright © 2012 – Bobby Travis – All Rights Reserved
