Author: Patty Richardson

The perfect smile, the perfect laugh
Got lucky meeting you
I found someone that I can trust
Someone that’s warm and true.

So many disappointments 
We’ve had our share of pain
Maybe it’s time …. could be our turn
A chance to start again.

Should I be suspicious?
Are you too good to be true?
Who could have passed right over
Someone as sweet as you?

Too much hurt and sadness
So many lame attempts
I feel like you could  be the one
I want to try again.

I have  an inclination 
Don’t know …. where this will lead
But, maybe you could be the one
Maybe…. the one I need.

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One more day alone with you
One more kiss “Good Night”
Don’t you think you owe me that?
Please stay with me tonight.

After all, so many years
We’ll go our separate ways
Nothing much left to say
I’ll watch you walk away.

Candlelight and  rose petals
Nights of endless lust
There was a time you cared about 
What became of us.

Getting close… finding out
All your secrets ….all your dreams
Sharing every little thing
Wondering what it means.

Now mundane ….  heard it before 
Nothing new to talk about
Where did all the magic go
Things we couldn’t live without?

Comfort underrated 
It felt good to just relax
Be together…without judgement
Someone there that has your back.

Didn’t mean to be assuming
Took you for granted half the time
Didn’t realize what I did to you
Never meant to cross the line.

How about an instant replay
A do over… one last chance?
Let me make the effort
Let me have this one last dance.

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I was wrapped around your finger
You were there to be amused
Held captive till you found someone
More interesting to use.

On the prowl and on the make
Collecting broken hearts
So fearless and  deliberate
As cunning as a shark.

Unsuspecting and oblivious
To the danger everywhere
Trusting your sweet smiling face
Believing that you cared.

“Missile lock” maneuvers
You set your sights on me 
A victim helpless ….vulnerable
Unsuspecting and lonely.

Overwhelming ,… captivating
All consuming…..magical
The chemistry …. the pixie dust
So enticing and playful.

I was mesmerized …. elated 
Suspended in mid air 
One look and I was hypnotized
I couldn’t help but stare.

But, when the run was over
There was no going back
No rewind or second chance
I’d been used and that’s a fact.

Beware of smiling faces
Who come on a bit too strong
Back off …. ease up, just walk away
Tell them to move along.

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Guess I should say, “Thank You , Baby”
Guess I owe you one
Could have tried to make it work
But, you knew we were done.

All the while …. was devastated
Might say …. I lost my mind
It took some time …. I’m over you
It’s now my turn …. to shine.

Lightning bolts…. mega volts
Enough to make me shiver
Never thought we’d break it off
Thought you’d be mine forever.

Guess I should say, “Thank You, Baby”
So glad you walked away
You left me for someone else
You saved my life that day.

No point in wishing you’d come back
It’s over you’ve moved on
You did me a favor, baby
So thankful that you’re gone.

So “Thank you , Baby” …. I owe you
You shut and locked the door
No more crying over you
No whining anymore.

No looking back ….. been there, done that
Have finally seen the light
Stopped looking for a simple fix
A way to set things right.

No need for moonlight wishes
Or coins tossed in the air
I found someone who has my back
Someone who truly cares.

Don’t call or write , DM or text
You’re just no good for me
Finally over losing you
I’ve finally been set free. 

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What was it you were thinking
When you went home with her?
Were you intoxicated
How did this all occur?

Did you think that it would hurt me ?
Did you think it through and through?
Did you know ….what it would mean to me
Knowing she was there with you?

My heart is truly broken
I’m feeling so betrayed
I believed all of of your promises
All the things you used to say.

Were you thinking it was over
Was there any thought of me?
Like a dagger thru my heart
Guess you’re happy…now you’re free.

Cut and dry, an easy out
You knew you’d never stay
You used me …. now you’re using her
In time …. you’ll walk away.

She thinks she found her soulmate
We both know that isn’t you
You’ll tell her what she wants to hear
She’ll never know the truth.

Money, fame and status
You’ve always wanted more
Stocks and bonds …. prestige and class
That’s what you’re looking for.

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I’m falling at the speed of light
Nothing to do….to make this right
Confused, unsure , I’m in the dark
Alone….amidst such hungry sharks.

Lost my grip, just out of reach
Abandoned on this sandy beach
The morning tide…. a brand new day
Somehow I’ve got to find a way.

All the lies …. the alibis
The reasons we should say goodbye
But, can’t give in …. no matter what
I’ve got to make this madness stop.

Battered, beaten …. ridiculed
Feeling like a worthless fool
Overlooked … pushed aside
All night long …. I cried and cried.

Holding on …. so hard… so tight
I can’t let go….no not tonight
The thought of letting go of you
Too much for me…. too much to lose.

The battle’s on…. the war is waged
I’m terrified …. yes, I’m afraid
Weapons drawn …. shields in place
The game is on …. no time to waste.

Pick your poison…. stake your claim
Someone has got to take the blame
Stand your ground.. don’t bend, you’ll break
Don’t let them see you sweat or shake.

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The way you move
The way you talk
The way you stand
The way you walk.

Your voice, your touch
That sweet perfume
You fill the air
Light up a room.

I couldn’t move
I couldn’t breathe
I knew how this
Would always be.

I’d sell my soul
To be with you
There is no one
No one like you.

The spark …..the heat
Extreme elation
Every thought
Every sensation.

Nothing compares
No one could know
Just how I feel
When we are close.

The stars…. the moon
The galaxy
You took me there
Excited me.

There beyond
The dark blue light
I longed to be
With you each night.

Drawn to the heat
A roaring fire
A blaze of lust
Filled with desire.

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I’m feeling so helpless
Here…. stuck in the weeds
Can’t face it ….I’m not
I’m not who she needs.

An ostrich …. a pigeon
One easy true mark
Left all alone
Alone in the dark.

No answers to questions
I’m too scared to ask
We’re not going to make it
It’s not going to last.

Friends say that I’m foolish
That I need to let go
So much she has hidden
So much I don’t know.

What’s left ….left to do
Nothing has changed
All that we have
Is more of the same.

A wish and prayer
A hope and a dream
Means nothing if I
Am not what she needs.

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Don’t cry over spilt milk
Let it go …. just walk away
Don’t replay those arguments
The things she used to say.

It’s time for you to let it go
It wasn’t meant to be
Try a new perspective
Like the butterfly …. set it free.

Don’t dare lock, or close the door
There’s other fish out in the sea
There’s someone waiting in the wings
She‘s waiting patiently.

She’ll wrap her arms around you
She will want, want only you
She’ll shower you with so much love
You won’t know what to do.

Think you couldn’t trust her
But you would be so wrong
She’d be there… right by your side
You’d never be alone.

Though you’re feeling down and out
Pick yourself up off the floor
Grab ahold… with all your might
That’s what bootstraps are made for.

You got this…. just hold on
Let your troubles fade away
There beyond the meadow
Up ahead are better days.

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