Removing Romance II

there's nothing appealing about the empty hands romance holds out in front of me

nothing i can stand in the present,

and no hope in what the future is revealing‐

there's no taking back what my past is still stealing

i hate how i have to say how much i hate feeling these feelings,

i'm the farthest from peace I've ever been‐

i'd rather feel not at all

just let me be numb

just let me be done

fall in love, i'd rather not

i'd rather fall ill‐

if cupid points his arrow at me i hope he shoots to kill‐

i try my hardest not to fall in love

i try not to take back all I've given up

but endless are the passions of the broken hearted

and endless are the brushstrokes of a hopelessly romantic artist

appalling are the details i wish i could neglect

calling on chance is more like calling on collect,

and my heart has paid that toll‐

i stand at the well wishing to remove the romance,

but death is merely stalling for time,

i'd rather not wait‐

unless something other than rain falls from the sky,

i have nothing to leave at stake,

other than broken promises and regret i've come to collect

and the ashes of hope that rest at the base of the stake

there's nothing left to burn

no treasure left,

and nothing left in my chest‐

i only wish i could burn the empty hands romance continues to hold out in front of me

i only almost hate how i have to say i'm removing romance,

for all that romance, removed from me

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