Smell of cigarettes

Of pure tobacco pipe

Of cologne and finery

Hear the music wafting

In the air so sweet

As he sings

Devil may care

Saying goodbye

To someone who means

Means something that I cannot

Label, tag, define

The epitome of hopeless romantic

An artistic soul

As I pull away

I see nothing

The road

The lines

The lights

Just a blur

As tears fall and sobs commence

He is more

A symbol for what I wish I was

Or wish I had

I wipe the tears

The mascara lines

And make a face

Of happiness

For the one I’m with

Who is unsure of this

Who does not believe

In the unconditional

He can’t understand

I love someone else

So I fake it

For the sake of security

And commitment

Hopeless romanticism be damned