I think God knew
I was full of love
So he gave me two
Instead of one
There’s no package deal
I’d rather have
Than this little man
And his dad
- The Dalema. June 21, 2019.
I never would have picked you
You never would have picked me
We were both looking for something
Neither one of us could see
I never knew this could happen
You never thought it would again
Being with someone who makes you happy
Everyday spent with your best friend
I never knew I was incomplete
You didn’t know what was missing
Waking up isn’t the same without you
Your lips were made for kissing me
I can’t see my life without you
You don’t say it but you feel the same
I’m going to love you forever
Even after you change my last name.
- The Dalema. May 20, 2018.
Random bobby-pins
My phone was on silent
Sorry I fell asleep
I don’t know who that is
I was in the hospital
A Wednesday wedding reception
Some of the lies you’ve told
You must think I’m stupid
Your childish smirk –
That grin is a tell
You think I don’t know
But I know too well
The funny thing is
You’ve been the fool
You actually believed
“I’m in love with you.”
- The Dalema. August 11, 2017.
So you say
You’re never drinking again
And at the end of the day
The loneliness sits in
So you fill the cup
And you take a sip
Allowing yourself
To get lost in it
Then the next morning
You feel the pain
The sting of regret
Keeps happening
And you make promises
Telling yourself
No more drinking
It’s bad for your health
Like a broken record
It plays again
When you’re with everyone
Even with friends
You crave a sip
You say “just tonight”
And promise yourself –
It’s the last time
But the drink is poison
And it takes control
Intoxicating addiction
Dangerous yet wonderful
Then the next morning
You tell yourself
It was the last time
Put the bottle on the shelf
So you say
You’re never drinking again
But towards the end of the day
The loneliness sits in
So you call him up
For one last fix
You lie to your heart
And say this is it.
- The Dalema. May 27, 2017.
She sat there in his living room
She sat on his couch just thinking
She remembered their first fight
His words, her tears – everything
She sat there going over the details
All the memories in her mind
She remembered all the work he never did
She remembered him saying goodbye
She sat there waiting for him to speak
For something, anything with meaning
She remembered wanting it all
Wanting him and being forgiving
She sat there getting lost in his apology
In the possibilities, the hope in her soul
Trying to push out the unwanted feelings –
How he made her feel when he let her go
She sat there wondering as she listened
What were they like before his goodbyes?
She knew it could happen again –
He could break her heart and change his mind
But she sat there falling back in love
Giving in again like all those times before
But it was him, it was them – baby it’s us
And I’ve never wanted anything more.
- The Dalema. May 20, 2017.
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