It all falls apart when love goes south, we move on
try to forget years when things started, gathered speed
ask about the past, red wigglers kept in a can
left me for a stroke patient, is love just a con
like I should know, no...tried to act like nothing changed
fucked up from the start, marriage couldn't plant the seed
ask then what's the point, two people who don't like flan
little in common but our parents saw a match
like that's what matters, or hot sex, sometimes deranged
sex is good and love over the years can blossom
ask about the tears, histrionics, was she mad
probably no more than a poor, scared opossum
ask about divorce, separation made me sad
realization, paperwork signed, the real catch
then we were no more, free of each other, the past
worked, molded and cast, a sculpture nobody wants
handsome couples break their vows, move on, kick the can
even love dies twice, when all hope is lost, aghast
nothing hurt more than my reflection in windows
laughable sad sack, I saw an image that haunts
only pitiful believers in love to fan
violent heartbeats in waves on the beach and sand
each to their own faith, we all hide within shadows
given a stray cat, a tortoiseshell, I found hope
only redemption wasn't mine, I made mistakes
everyday this life challenges us as we grope
silence in the dark, none to advise, that's the breaks
suck it up, my man, you've been through worse, a backhand
or punches and kicks, why I trust next to no one
understand nothing, read between the lines, makes sense
terrified adults were just terrified children
how to find the truth, set the record straight, the sun
works without a rest but a man needs a moment
even the cat knew, knew more than me, nonsense
maybe this cat was in need of love, the cauldron
of metaphysics cannot explain this event
virtue in a cat rose up in me, I was spent
every ounce wrung out, I was my worst opponent
of course, I grew old, a tortoiseshell cat, so sweet
now seven months gone, my favorite, she was a treat
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