I might be broke
living in low rent
slow time sipping cheap wine
but I had words
& always
the ability to disappoint
oh I called this romance
creating future dreams
but when these
floated away in the air
there were unkind words
of liar storyteller
dark looks to kill
threats I had let them down
& I’d say look around
this is how I live
all I have to give
are these things
of words cheap wine
my romance
of better days to come