Last Call

common sense can beat love...
love can make you blind, willing to accept
the unacceptable.
only common sense can accept the fact
that the unacceptable is well
unacceptable.
it is a battle of the wills of course
the heart cries, aches, breaks
common sense challenges the brain
to weigh the pros and cons
the wins and loses
and if there is an imbalance
then it doesn't make sense
common sense

the thing is, true love is not common...
very rare
yet it has its challenges
and yes, i'll be the one to say it -love is not 50/50
i don't care what the romance novels/movies state
some days you love them more than they love you
and they love you more than you love them
but what if...
you can't...
let go?

their name is the first word out of your mouth in the morning
while brushing your teeth
at work in the middle of a project and the thought of them
pops in your mind
yet you know...
or maybe i should say
common sense tells you NO...

no matter the feelings
they can never give you what you need - even when they want to
that even their best is not good enough
not that you are picky
but your needs have to be met
and well
they simply cannot manage to
meet your needs

you also know that you can't meet their needs
as everything in your being is trying to
but to do so is letting go of you
the you they really love
just like you don't expect them to change
prefer that they don't
because they are exactly the way you love them.

i have battled  forever for one love
and the one love i have battled for
simply makes no common sense...