THE TRUTH IN COFFEE

by Holly Dean - Virgo

WE DO NOT LOVE A MAN OR WOMAN
we love an idealistic picture
that we paint for ourselves
and lacking imagination,
borrow the face of a stranger.
we let ourselves ignore our lives
to wallow in the beauty we've created
and hope that the stranger in turn decides
that they will use our face as well

WE ARE ALL OUT TO MAKE OURSELVES MISERABLE
eventually we tire of the picture we have
and yearn to paint another masterpiece
but we do not want to throw the old away
so we are miserable either way , 
but oh do we enjoy the pity of peers
who "have been there" before

WE WILL REFUSE TO GIVE UP LOVE
love does not exist yet it is the most powerful force on earth
we will hold on to a picture with our heart
for as long as it can stand it 
we're sure it is "THE ONE"
so it is until tomorrow
when we find that new blank canvas
and dump our old dreams for the future

Reason for writing:

    this was collected by a bunch of gibberish spoken from a bunch of broken hearts at a DEnny's at 3am    

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2000-02-27 23:26:29
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:50
Poem ID: 54844

You need to log in to edit this poem if it is yours.

View more poems by Holly Dean.