you rape my mind
kill my innocence
and leave me dry
you make me love you
when I didn't want to
now there's nothing left of me
dried up
and that was all, you see
it's not that I ever
really had anything
I had you
but, then you went away

drifting away
from me till you fade
and my head won't be raised
until I've mourned you away

we bide for time
search for anything
in our miserable lives
we curse the things we find
and pray for something
to make everything right
now there's nothing left, you see
it's dried up
not even a memory

drifting away
from me till you fade
and my head won't be raised
until I've mourned you away
© Michael Paul Reed