I walked into the
landscape of your love
In a back alley dive
where I went to survive
the agony of my loneliness
and there you were
Like a flower emerging
from the cracks
Beautifying all that was
laid out in that tacky place
and as I studied your face
your eyes caught mine
and the hint of a smile
crossed your lips
as I took my twentieth sip
of some dirt cheap whiskey
and I saw the need
in your eyes
to blend the landscape
of your love
into something else
befitting of your dreams
and I could hear your
inner screams
and so I crossed that room
and took a seat
beside you and said “Hello”
and after I bestowed you
with some anesthesia
in the form of long island teas
you saw that I could be
a bridge across the
landscape of your loneliness
and so we left that bar
and our love got as far
as most loves do
when they are found
in back alley dives
but for a few months
you made me feel so alive
as I explored the valleys
and the soft curved hills
of the landscape
of your sweet love
You were like the Serengeti
and sometimes you sought
to devour me like a lioness
And I was truly blessed
to have fed your desires
but then the landscape
of your love became
a barren deser
empty of all
that we both needed
quite suddenly
and it left me
so damn thirsty
and alone again
until I ended up
returning to that
back alley dive
looking for another pretty face
that I could landscape
Just like I did with you
back when I thought
our love was true
and I was sitting
there thinking
Love can become
a vicious circle
with no real exit
as I took my twentieth sip
of dirt cheap whiskey……
wishing you had
stayed with me.
wishing you had
stayed with me
but it was not to be
and my evening
ended so lonely
as I staggered home
all alone
remembering when
and hoping I could
remember when
again, someday soon
and every night I'm back
In that back alley bar
hoping for another chance
hoping that it will go farther
than it did before
as I walk into that door
and take my appointed stool
and order up a
dirt cheap whiskey
and sit and think of you
sit and think of you....Baby.....
Barkeep, I'll have another.
Remarkable Music Composed &
Played by Ingvar Tautra- ©-2022
Vocals & Lyrics Sung & Written
by-Matthew F. Blowers III-©-2022
at: Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
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