Baby, may I speak with you for a minute
Please don't think I'm trying to change your mind
I know you've made your choice and I'm a grown man
so I can live with that..but before you leave
let me say this...
There will be no one 2 hear our cries
and no one who will listen without prejudice
there will be no one 2 share the grief of our sighs
right now, everybody's sounding like evangelists
your girlfriends tryin 2 make it seem our fisrt kiss
was a tryst
and I added you 2 the list
like the rest
but baby you were the best
it was you and only you I couldn't resist
and now it has come 2 this
both of us mentally fatigued and trippin
slippin
into darkness always flippin
feeling stressed
when we should feel blessed
and now the crest
of the wave is rising
ain't nobody gonna be sympathizing
now our boat is slowly capsizing
you see
misery sure nuff loves company
your girlfirends never wanted you 2 fall in love with me
they never understood what the Creator puts together
is meant 2 be
4 you
I hope it's not too late to see
the reasons behind it all
because no one will care
when our last teardrops start 2 fall
Check it out
Remember when we slow danced in the rain
people thought we were crazy
but I swear I felt so close 2 you
I could hear the blood cursing through your veins
and never was our love making the same
never did our passion wane
to me it was so very plain
with you I would always remain
INGRAINED
IMMOVABLE
SUSTAINED
RELIABLE
ALWAYS there when you needed to feel my touch
ALWAYS ready with an arm when you needed a crutch
ALWAYS knowing the simple things in a love affair mean so much
like bringing you breakfast in bed
and after a long day at work putting a cold rag 2 your head
when it was time 2 retire
carrying you 2 bed
letting you fall asleep
never asking you 4 head
at least, ON THAT NIGHT
because, to me it wouldn't seen right
4 you 2 think I was all about sex
DAMN BABY U WERE THE ONE
no damn femme was next
and now tell me
who are we gonna call
when the last teardrops
start 2 fall
Listen baby
I ain't never gonna be a rich man
but what and who I am is plenty enough
my momma raised me 2 be respectful of women
my mentors
made damn sure
I had the right stuff
honestly with you I felt no need 2 pretend
in your arms, I swear, I felt the world could end
because in the next life
you would be my wife
and on your love I would depend
if somehow Paradise was on a downtrend
I would've asked the Creator 2 extend
the time
so you and I could transcend
the sublime
baby you were a godsend
and you were so caring and kind
my ultimate lover and best friend
your life 4 mine
I would defend
back 2 back
in a scrap
bookends
and now tell me
how can our heartbreak be forstalled
when our last teardrops
start 2 fall
One last thing I'd like 2 say
and you can be on your way...
Why did you allow your conscience 2 be guided
by those silly azz fools
getting tangled up in the drama
of all the gossip they unspooled
didn't you know they wanted me 4 themselves
so if they couldn't experience the joy of a good man
they made it their business to make our lives a living hell
when you went out
your best friend would call and ask if I was pleased
she was like a sister 2 you
so stupidly I didn't say anything
because the hurt would have brought you 2 your knees
you see
they all knew you brought me pleasure
without measure
and when I refused 2 take the bait
their admiration turned 2 hate
then came the silly games
convincing you I hadn't changed
taking our convos and trying 2 rearrange
the perfect fit
until you finally came home
and said D'ee this it it
4 one solid week I felt sick
gotta admit
your descision hit me like a ton of bricks
but now I'm slowly coming out of the fog
chillin with real friends
and writing poetry in my blog
I know in my heart I won't beg you this time
the man in me who did no wrong
refuses 2 crawl
what I want 2 know is
why none of your friends were there
when the last teardrops started 2 fall

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