Downfall

I am my own downfall

I won't let you in, I won't let you in

find reasons in my old oeuvre

it hurts too much, it hurts too much

My eyes were blue when we first met

You called my name again

wanting me to come to bed

You kissed my neck and then you said

I'm going back to bed

and you just want the love you see 

on every movie on t.v

but that kind of love you see 

was never real to me.

I am my own downfall

I won't let love in, I won't let love in

around us people smile and dance

but those smiles will fade, their smiles will fade

My eyes were blue when we first me

You called my name again

This time I came into bed

you told me I was beautiful

and so I left the bed

Oh, I left love behind that night

a lost traveler searching for the light

You told me that you'd be alright

and I packed my things in the morning light, the morning light

yes, I packed my things in the morning light

you called my name again

wanting me to come to bed

There was no answer and so you said

I'm going back to bed

Oh, i wanted to love you with everything

But my heart doesn't let it happen a single time

You wanted the love you see on t.v

but that kind of love isn't real to me

it never was

I am my own downfall

I can't let love in.

Reviews

[Jeremy Baker]

I like the repetition in this; it gives hte poem a very musical quality and style. Great theme, too - really liked it!