The Loan

My thought was our love
Was to big to fail
That we had more than enough
Until I found out

It didn't last long
All on account
Of the pressures we had
That started to mount

What I had banked on
What I thought we both had
I failed to use
The proper math

And now that it's gone
I wish I had known
That when we gave each other our hearts
It was only a loan
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Gauthier Avatar
November 13, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Aww - well penned, Mike.
Hoffman Avatar
June 4, 2016 at 10:25 PM
Nice poetic symbolism there Mike…and sad!
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