“Commitment”

I knew
it couldn’t be forever
a gilt edged card on the floor
with a promise of heaven
a new address and
a new way of life
a new name for a new you
with a new identity
a three bedroomed castle
in a terrace by the sea
on a combined salary

I think of your fingers
I think of your soul
arched at midnight
when we were one
the clock is ticking down
I know what you mean
it’s the age to do
the right thing for you
your finger in a ring
I’m happy for you
and love is when you care
more for someone else than
yourself so I guess that
I must still love you

Like a fool

I never went off you,
you didn’t change
love untrue but
all the same
it could’ve been glorious
but it was not to be

what will be will be
the strength of destiny
I can see why he loves you
but no regrets when I say
“I Do”.

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