i should never have let it go
loving a love
that can never be mine
in love –
but no love this time

i could sit here
and watch you all night
and i am convinced
that things would be fine

i watch the vulture
as it circles above
picking over the carcass
that we once called love

if i told you i loved you
it would wash right away
it cannot mend or fix
and it is just a word people say

i feel your hands on me
but i am empty
and i start to sigh
so washed out…

and just when i think –
i have you to hold
exclusively on my own
dreams start to fold
i know there is a new name in your phone

exclusive rights
you will never own
no property deeds
she will always roam

i have signed up –
to hypocrisy
their new found love
hurts –
like a personal conspiracy

he plays his cards
i watch and listen
having played –
the game myself