pas de courage

too hard

it's all too hard

and i'm forgetting

what i've always known:

love is nothing

not enough time

to get my act together

not enough strength

to begin again

why bother

when this comfortable

hole is waiting like

an unmade bed

inviting me to

lie down in it

now that's easy

easy as pie

which is not so easy

after all is said and done

it's the crust that counts

taken to the extreme

it's a long road to death

and my patience

is wearing as thin

as my skin

too old

too old to keep up appearances

I was riding on a cloud

but lightning struck

and told me the truth