bland mountain

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

if i tried to do something uncharacteristic
don’t stop me, let me try

if i let my greed motivate me to attain
remeber my selfless acts, from before

if i become shallow and vain
look past it, my weak ego

if i treat others unkind
feel foreign, to your own skin

if i strike you with anger
grasp your chest, unbruised

if i disgust you with my language
let my old words, heal your soul

i could be any of these things
but i choose not, for myself (not you)

i stopped caring a long time ago
but you wouldn’t know that, you showed me

i don’t know why i was there
keeping my mouth shut, my hands tied

maybe your lips sealed
while your words, restricted

but that was then
now, you are gone

i haven’t fallen out of love
i’ve just let it leave abruptly
it was easier the first time
the next love came quickly
whatever void was left from before
was filled fully mended
but now it’s gone too
it lost hold
with distance over time
let it move on without me
so now this void within
has some temporary visits
but no solid grounds
for permanent stays
the slight fear sets in
the void will stay as is
or maybe grow
staying barren
but i remain
optimistic
that a new love
will be found