Heart of Gold

Gonna pull you off that pedestal the one I built of tough oak and ten penny nails still standing, deep in my heart. Never asked for this broken consolation prize all angels in heaven, and my sisters, chastise. Always hoped you'd be okay, important to say, you've done well, you chose so well.. in him. Still smarts, a memory that saw me red-faced, your lost suitor, lovelorn less or more, yet you never made fun, I've always wondered why. Still review life like a film, hope ya don't mind.. stuck in rewind, all these years on.. why'd you ever let me get so close? Happy for second place, or maybe third, this piece of my life, and yours just to be in a heart's running, gold, silver, or bronze was once, such a lovely race.