Month: July 2017

my hands get sore
writing away
telling lies about you
making up memories
i wish i had
retelling nights together
through someone else’s eyes

if anything i wrote
ever truly transpired
hollywood would go broke
everything would be too perfect
for a film adaptation
from a book deal

but who reads anymore
when the click of a button
brings you everything you need
lies to your heart
to stay forever
in your mind

she’s got a lead foot
with a ten thousand dollar smile
it’s hard to see the permanent wire
while she’s doing one hundred and sixty miles

glove box full of love
mixed with driving violations
she’s got it where it really counts
used rubbers on her regulations

the back seat is a residence
when it’s not being a landfill
old cigarette cartons and coffee cups
all shift around going downhill

her t-shirts line the trunk
with faded memories and old stains
lackluster in appearance
the odour is all that remains

some nights she gets lucky
the green lights on her side
with someone new beside her
trading pinks for a new ride

sucked into her presence
of her slick black sixty nine GTO
if the head lights don’t blind you
then you should go, go, go

we made love
to country music
steel guitars hum
as your lips touch mine

your father hated
hank williams sr.
so we went on
as the record skipped

i was raised in the city
but born in the fields
you’ve been here
since your first breath

i don’t own leather boots
or a stetson
but i do carry around
a broken heart

another song
another kiss
another night
in the country

i told you to wait
but you just jumped in the way
letting the current take you

just bite your tongue
i know your wrong on a whim
giving all your love away

that smile on your lips
cast a shadow on your hips
dancing till the sun comes up

remind me some day
that my hair will turn grey
no one lives forever

wouldn’t you know
they took the night to go
never marry your heart to stay

taking it for granted
the little things that align
just like the old bronze shines

i’ll forgive you soon
as i touch my hand to you
to forget your name

when the stars kiss your neck
don’t give up just yet
i’ll make it worth your while