Park Benches and Business Transactions

And you meant more to me than myself

Because I left her to rot on a shelf

Behind a door marked “Do not open, dead

inside”

Because that’s what I cried

I cried into the night

Out of love, out of anger, out of fright

I will never know

But I do know that even in the snow

Your smile kept me warm

And even in the midst of the storm

You held me

You loved me

So when I found out you were mine

Oh, God, how the sun began to shine

All the dark could not take away the good

you put in my heart

But I should have known

That you were fully grown

A strong oak who would enjoy the stress in

my eyes as I would undress

You were grown

And oh, God I should have known

All the smiles and miles travelled through

each other’s souls

And your sweet, sweet dole

They shouldn’t have left me whole

And in it, I heard “love me, love me,”

But it was really singing “use me, abuse me”

And baby, now I’m fully grown

I am a strong oak whose roots have built a

moat around my heart

Yeah, it may have been a slow start

But now I know

That when it begins to snow I will bring a

jacket

And in the dark, I will keep a match lit

Now the only song I dance to is my own

Also, I’m fine being alone

Because I have changed my tone

There is no stress in my movement as I strip

off my dress because

I am fully grown

It’s my turn to make it known

Can’t you see the difference?