by Candice Ann Moraga

What will still last
When man’s love has passed?

I put too much in something not real
I don’t think enough when I only feel

“Don’t be a slave to emotion inside”
It takes you for a rollercoaster ride

So other people have been here before
My hopes were let down – I wanted much more

I gotta be picked up off o’ the ground
And wait for love… to come around

I shouldn’t make it the most important thing
The reason for life – the reason I sing

Surely you’ve got the right attitude
You’ve got rational thought – you’re no slave to your mood

On your point of view, I hesitate
Guess I need to learn to meditate?

My meaning for life could use a change
And my priorities… must rearrange

Time to focus solely on ME –
With myself I live… eternally

Don’t need someone else to pick me apart
To fuck me around & play with my heart

I’m not gonna lie – I STILL don’t understand
And what it’s become is NOT what I’ve planned

Won’t know what to feel or what to think
When this whole notebook’s full & scribbled in ink