OH LADY

OH MISTRESS OF MISERY
WHY DO YOU DOG ME SO?
YOU ARE BEHIND ME
YET I HEAR YOUR FOOTSTEPS
THE SWEET MEMORY
OF THE GOOD IN YOU
GNAWS AT MY JUDGMENT
AND TANTALIZES ME
I WANT ONLY TO REMEMBER
HOW YOU TORTURED ME
AND DISTORTED MY POWER OF REASON
YET SOMEWHERE IN THAT DISTORTION
LIES YOUR MAGIC
I THOUGHT I LOVED YOU
BUT YOU WENT TOO FAR
YOU CALL ME DAILY AND BECKON ME
YOU HAVE BOTH TIME AND PATIENCE
I SCREAM AT YOU TO FUCK OFF
AS I DISTANCE MYSELF FROM YOU
YOU APPEAR LESS FREQUENTLY
I KNOW MY STRENGTH CAN WEAKEN YOU
THE CHOICE WILL ALWAYS BEWILDER ME
BUT FOR NOW
ONE DAY AT A TIME
I CHOOSE LIFE --------