Love Songs


by john clare



John Clare
How Can You Say  


How can you say
that everything gets better every day
How can you say
you love the hollows in my face
That age can make a beauty that will grow
that sorrow and wisdom make it so

How can you think
that I'm the one you'll love for evermore
How can you think
that I'm the one you're feted for
For if you find out later that your wrong
your sorrow and your sadness will be long

I build my life around the dream of you
and that's what helps to see me thru
I build my life around a dream
and that is all that's left for me

As I grow old
your beauty only seems to hurt me more
As I grow old
illusive beauty runs before
Dont tell me I'm foolish chasing dreams
it's beauty that longing now redeems

© john clare 2009