Like the Liquor Bottles On My Shelf

5 - Drowning of the Water Nymph

i live inside the pictures
that are painted in my mind,
but the colors start to run
and i've no place to hide.
it seems like yesterday we
laid upon the grass at night
watching shooting stars divide
the sky.
we thought it was a sign
from God,
that what we had was truly special.
celestial as it seemed it simply
wasn't meant to be.
to tell the truth, i loved the taste
of sin, i'd chase it with a pint or two
until eventually i loved the taste
of sin more than i loved you.
in your element, i cast you
to the side,
held you under waves until
the beauty ran and died.
i never meant to cause
you pain,
i was caustic to myself
and others.
i just pray that from
time to time
you remember when we were lovers.