I should have seen it coming
The clues were right here
Believe in a hope for our future
When it's simply not there...

The fire has extinguished
I still love you deeply
Mutual respect is immense
With all due respect
I'm finding it hard
Just to be friends
But I guess it's what I get
For letting you down
And you never recovered
The pain couldn't be repressed
Revealed itself subtly
But there are consequences to every action
Yet the conclusion isn't to my satisfaction...

You were the catalyst
For me taking a risk
Safety without a net
Today, I look damn foolish
There's a lesson in all of this
But I'm unteachable at this moment
Pardon the offense as there
Is a peace in sitting on the fence
Victim of circumstance
That excuse has been used and abused
Raped of its meaning
For there is no one to blame
But the outcome of this deceitful game
Is rigged in karma's favor...

So, let me savor this humble pie
For it's been baking quite a while
Drama isn't our style
No matter how you slice it
Rejection is a sickness
We all catch now and again
I'll find the cure down the line
But one thing is for certain
The curtain won't be calling for oblivion
...So place your bets...

P-Jan 11, 2009.