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Love, Oh Sweet Love

Erik Corona

Thursday, August 1st, 2002

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 A man sat on a stool beer in hand
Head slumped down
his pain was grand

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 A very old man went to him at once
“I’m here to free you of your pain”, said he.
“My heart is slain old man, happy is something I’ll never be”

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 “Many loves had I, I know of sufferings too,
so less talking and more listening is something you should do”

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 “The problem is all inside your head don’t you see
allow me to facilitate, let us talk logically

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 You lost a woman, not just a woman but the girl of your dreams
So now you are so sad that your heart in pain screams

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 This is not the end, and I’ll explain why
You have two choices, get over her or lay down and die”

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 “But how can I rid myself of such a deep wound,
My heart speaks for itself, my days are doomed”

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 “Listen son, and I will be frank
maybe this is me or the beers I have drank

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 but take this here gun and point it to your head
pull this here trigger to make yourself dead
Life is full of choices and you have one now
Either shoot, or learn to your heart not to bow”

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 By this time everyone was looking, not a fly was heard
All waiting to see if from hell he could be lured

11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 Staring down at the ground he thought of a lot of things,
Love was on his mind, love and the all the pain it brings,
The young man stared at the gun and his serious look revealed,

12 Leave a comment on verse 12 0 he was thinking hard
Men lose lives when they don’t expect that fate at any time could deal a bad card

13 Leave a comment on verse 13 0 The young man spoke loudly “I thank you for your display,

14 Leave a comment on verse 14 0 I would not settle for anything less-
Now stand back because my brains will leave an awful mess”

15 Leave a comment on verse 15 0 Without a moment’s notice and to everyone’s surprise
He shot himself in the head, his heart no longer cries.

© Erik Corona 01 May, 2001

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/love-oh-sweet-love/