Close to the vest
Nobody isn't gonna hear my confessions
This heart can't handle one more setback
Lock these doors and wait patiently
I might return someday...

Just the thought of participating
Let alone playing the game
Leaves a bitter after taste
I'll be civil, respectful
But if you're expecting a waltz
Under the moonlight, forget it
The coyote howls just for me...

I'm hurt
Is there any doubt?
I might smile to your face
But inside it's a battle
Not to rip your conscience to threads
It's gonna take more then prayer
To get us off life support and
While the reports are promising
From the coast
I won't believe it until you've landed
In the southwest...

No one's leading me astray
Or filling my head with nasty incriminations
I'm not a puppet
Or daddy's girl
Strong and independent
That's my bible
But if you dare
Call my bluff
Dress me down
I'll sue you for libel
Lonelienss is a mf bitch
Ours to have and hold
For I'm scared
Angry, hateful, loving
Yearning, wanting, spiteful
Caring, alluring and I'm yours...
Waiting.

P-June 30, 2008.