Sunday, July 15, 2012

Parting Is Such Abhorrent Jubilation


The classic request,  "Can we still be friends"
                                                     and I replied, "No"
I wouldn't mind if we could maintain a little anger
                                                     at one another though

Each referring to being with the other as one big
                                                     bad decision
Each regarding the other with cold contempt and
                                                     bombastic derision

Telling family and friends what fools we'd been
                                                     to ever bother
Wasting even one precious minute of our lives 
                                                     on one another

Can't we just throw all the pictures and ticket stubs
                                                      into a roaring fire
And watch with delight as the flames exorcise 
                                                      any residual desire

You can claim I never, ever really wanted to spend
                                                       any time with you
I will tell my buddies at the bar you were
                                                       smothering me blue

                    We both can state the other was impossible to live with

Go ahead and tell everyone you know, I could
                                                       never apologize
I will claim I got tired of catching you again and again 
                                                       in so many lies

Years from now we'll both be able to cooly
                                                       look back and say
There is at least one person we will never miss
                                                       in any way
                
        No one will ever need to know we were really happy for that one week



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