Why Bother?

Longing for love
Afraid of hate
You’ll have neither
And then it’ll be too late
We have been through this before
You’ll close all the windows and doors

Dreaming of change
Settling for less
Then you start bitching
That your life is such a mess
We have heard all of this before
It’s comfort and convenience you adore

Writing these words
Filing them away
They will be forgotten
Then you moan “I’ve nothing to say”
Haven’t you written this once before?
Why is it that you bother writing anymore?


8-19-02

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