He was a sapless namby-pamby
but my cousin loved the idea that he was a blank canvas
She had taken other canvases and turned them into Pollocks and Rembrandts
Or so she thought…..
She would paint him in vibrant colors.
She would use a variety of her carefully honed and tested techniques
She bought a bunch of new brushes and paints.
Ready to begin her creation!
She spent years and years
Perfecting her craft, only it did not comply as she had surmised it should.
She spent all that time trying to change a rabbit into the Easter Bunny.
He finally hopped away.
Showing spunkiness and spirit
for the first time since they met.
Not to be outdone, she took the credit for it.
Seven years I could not laugh
You took a lot away from me
You took my happiness
Replaced it with your sappyness
Took my outgoing personality
Replaced it with your low mentality
Took my helpful ways
Gave me no praise
Took my spunkiness
Made me think I couldn't bounce back
Took my spirit away
Left me in dismay
Worse yet, you took my love from above
Threw it away like a piece of trash
I almost crashed
Treated me as a prized posession
Left me in a deep depression
One day I saw the light
Now you had a fight
My old spirit was coming back
That made you kind of wack
The light around me is growing bright
That kind of left you in fright
Cause you were losing sight
Of the best love that crashed in flight
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