Did we ever stand a chance in a paper world

Where every fold, every tear really hurts

Creased and crumpled, a throw away line

Ripped and torn we limped over to mine

 

A tempestuous relationship, cruel and hard

We unravelled, fell apart, in my house of cards

 

A paper plane, an origami creation

Travelling light in a floating paper sensation

Tripping the light fantastic, looping the loop

Perspective is skewed with a birds eye view

 

A tempestuous relationship, cruel and hard

We unravelled, fell apart, in my house of cards

 

Our spacecraft lands after a bumpy ride

What will it take just to turn the tide

to a refreshing breeze to sweep us in

To a place we can start all over again

 

A tempestuous relationship, cruel and hard

We unravelled, fell apart, in my house of cards

 

But we hung on in, glued down the tears

Took the tiger by the tail, after all those years

Tamed the anger, toned down the hurt

Became right for each other,

even started to flirt

 

A tempestuous relationship,

cruel and hard

We reconnected, fell in love,

in my house of cards

The Urban Poet 2019