Stupid Man I Am

SHES GONE........
VANISHED, AS IF SHE WAS NEVER THERE
NO GOODBYES, SEEYALATERS,
NOTHING.....

IS IT BETTER THIS WAY
OR DOES THE ROMANTIC INSIDE
SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RISE ABOVE

AND MAKE A STORY-BOOK ENDING
TO A STORY NEVER TOLD?

IN TIME MY HEART WILL SEE
WHAT MY HEAD ALREADY KNOWS....
SHE ISN'T GONE.........
SHE WAS NEVER THERE

SHE NEVER SAW IN ME
WHAT I COULD BE,
WANTED TO BE,
THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE

HERS AND HERS ALONE,
TOGETHER,
HAPPILY EVER-AFTER
BUT......

THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO A ROMANCE
AND WHEN ONE PART IS MISSING
ITS JUST A SAD STORY
OF A STUPID MAN

EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS
MAKES YOU A LITTLE LESS-LIKELY
TO LIVE OUT THE MOVIE
TO INSPIRE THE NOVEL

WHO WANTS TO BE CRUSHED
BY THE CHANCE YOU TAKE
TO BRING JOY TO YOUR LIFE?
BETTER TO NOT RISK LOSING

THAN FACE THE REALITY
OF EMPTINESS
LONELINESS......
HOPELESSNESS...


YET I CONTINUE TO SEEK
I CONTINUE TO HURT
I CONTINUE TO TRY

TO LIVE OUT THE MOVIE
TO INSPIRE THE NOVEL

AND HAPPILY BE THE STUPID MAN I AM