No "Brief Encounter", this
No great thwarted romance
Half a spark, quickly quenched
Was all that it was
Not even a stolen kiss
©cih11, 23:03, 04.02.11
Gazing at you through a window
Object of my frustrated desire
The two of you ignore me -
My blood pressure climbs higher
My heart whispers
'Smash the glass
Attract their attention
What have you to lose?'
My brain argues back
'They're just a pair of shoes'
©cih11, 14:42, 04.02.11
In real life Prince Charmings
Don't come along
Without some unwanted baggage -
Ex wife
Recent girlfriend
Divorce settlement
A child from an earlier marriage
But there's a strong possibility
Of happy ever after
Because you have to remember -
You aren't perfect either
©cih11, 23:22, 03.02.11
Layers of artifice lining the shelves
To make you look what you're not
Satin and padding and ribbon and lace
To promote what you haven't quite got
An illusion in making, a conjuror's spell
Or a teenage girl's high school hell
©cih11, 22:21, 30.01.11
People sitting alone
Connected by invisible thread
To others
Sitting alone
That they'll never see
Have never met
© cih11, 7:48, 30.01.2011
