April

the people in my past

fuzzy images moving fast

thoughts about what never was

that’s the thing with love and lust

I can say that I loved you

and you can say that your love was true

lies pour down like rain in April

truth is scarce when we’re unfaithful

for even the preacher commits a sin

sometimes the devil takes him in

too many times I’ve seen the lies

teeming through your piercing eyes

I miss the way you reassured me

promised your love was as deep as the sea

you could be so close when you were so far

we both looked up at the same shiny star

I miss the way you took me in

and fastened me tight with a safety pin

away from all that was scary

you were patient when my heart was wary

I miss the way you lied to me

and made me think that we would be

beautiful lies not lies for a person unaware

but most of all I miss you everywhere

you and I together with an old love movie’s reel

when you cross my mind now my heart has nothing to feel

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