You Can't Blame a Woman Who Hopes

Kisses with closed eyes

An open heart to logic blind

Longing for you to be mine

And for a time you were...

Recent visions a distant blur

Yet close to you my desire beams

Eyes still closed so I can dream...

Of you.

Yeah, you love her but you love me, too!

Just because your choice wasn't me

Does not cut gently undesired strings

No absence of ties

to make for easy goodbyes!

Don't you dare act like the aroma of my hope

Were delusions to be extracted, intrusive like smoke

Just because you chose her,

That does not free you, Sir!

Because to be clear, you were always free

I just thought--- hoped--- BELIEVED, when you chose it'd be me.

You can't blame a woman who hopes.