Friday, December 3, 2021

Love is a Cruel Disease by Don Taco

Love Is A Cruel Disease                                                                                    copyright 2012 by Don Taco


picture a window     but half boarded up

picture a town     crippled by fear

unbar the door     just to bring out your dead

the men with the wagon are here

picture the face of a girl at that window

curtains drawn barely apart

picture the son of the man with the wagon

love a barb deep in his heart


what if I follow my heart

and it brings her this plague

that is scouring the world

how could I live with myself

though it leads to the joy

of living with her


paint me a picture of love in the pestilence

show me the faces of those who live there

love doesn’t pause     love doesn’t pity

strikes when it will and love just doesn’t care

paint me a picture of love in the pestilence

show me that picture

I’ll show you the face of despair


picture the family     half gone to rest

a window on misery, grief, loss, and tears

lock all the doors     stay away from the strangers

the men with the wagon are here

picture the thoughts of that girl at the window

her heart telling her he’s the one

should I be dreaming of starting a family

when so much family is gone


what if I follow my heart

and it leads to the death

of my family and friends

how could I live with myself

though it leads to the joy

of living with him


paint me a picture of love in the pestilence

show me the faces of those who live there

love doesn’t pause     love doesn’t pity

strikes when it will and love just doesn’t care

paint me a picture of love in the pestilence

show me that picture

I’ll show you the face of despair


paint me a picture     as bold as you please

fate is a monster     love is a cruel disease

fate is a monster     love is a cruel disease

fate is a monster     love is a cruel disease

 

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