By chris
Date: 2004 Jul 17
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[[2004.07.17.14.01.27001]]

love isn't math

and i can't plot on a graph
the exact coordinates
of time and place and space
we both occupied
the moment i knew i loved
you

and the roles
are now more or less
reversed
in that you have the real
job
you can keep
the friends the ties the
connections to things
deeper
than yourself
(and you don't lie)
a wealth of devotion
and goodness to give
to just one person
plus in three months
of knowing you
you haven't cried once
(a definite plus)

and still i try my best
to fuck it up
convinced you're thinking
of the musician
up north
who actually has cds
for sale at hastings
or the ones who came
before
with better
careers
the fears are real
there are still more
ghosts walking around here
than i can tell
you about

and i have been trained well
in only three and one-
half years
because it just goes to show
it's never too late
to have the dysfunctional
childhood
you may have been denied
and next week on jerry
we find out that
god isn't dead
he's just out of the office
everybody say amen
because when
someone claimed
love
conquered all
they lied