By Misti Velvet Rainwater
Date: 4 March 1998

a bitch to assess

before no became yes
 and stop became go
   I was a virgin
   who didn't know
 what to do
 what to say
  confusion bred
  an easy lay

a beer
 is my cue
I remember it well
  they've done nice things
 with the road to hell
  trees and signs
that promise sweet things
 red roses
 Jamaica
glittering rings

my soul sings
 the truth, you see
  they've got me
    in chains
   but my voice
    is free

after the glow
  comes the inevitable burn
 then you're nothing but ashes
  in a pretty urn

 have I learned my lesson?
  I would love
    to say
      yes
    but no
  is my answer
-love is a bitch to assess