Things that start beautifully in sunflower fields
End in rainy dark alleys at midnight, lips sealed
Love that is found in warm niches of sunlight
Is lost in cold moonless midnights
That's why looking at the things we must forego,
I say
If you love me, you'll let go.
A million hearts lose their beats
Screams sound that deafen silent streets
The stars grow dimmer with each passing day
As they die at dawn as the poets do–
Slowly and painlessly, in silent dismay
Looking at the things we must go through,
I say
If you love me, you'll let go.
Hope deludes, hope kills
Hope rebels like helpless teenagers without foresight
Hope blinds like floodlights
Faith ruins, faith dictates
Intellectuals with valid debates
Seeing as I want nothing to do with both;
Beloved, so I say,
If you love me, you'll let go.
Love lies, love stings
Of hot desires and broken wings
Bloodshot eyes, weeping eyes
Try to find life in lopsided smiles
Even broken hearts beat
And even lost souls make ends meet
I carry no desire for joining either
Thus I say,
If you love me, you'll let go.
Keep your lies, hand me that gun
Shooting blanks in the dark ain't fun
Wake up to darkness,
Look for the light;
Pick up the weapon and bring on the fight
Pull out your beloved poems of mine;
Don't stumble as you get the turpentine
I swear I'll kill you if your eyes get fazed
When you set those goddamned poems ablaze.