I know that love has to change.
Even the kind that takes your breath away
But I guess deep inside me
I always hoped
We would find our way back
Back to Eden,
In muggy Missouri woods,
Under bridges,
Broken bottles
On railroad tracks
Spilling blood and wine
I know we paint the past with
Sunset hues
But I swear
She saw me
She knew me
She loved me
Unlike anyone
My brain was growing
Bursting at the seams
She opened my eyes
To the joy and the grief
And we wrote poetry
I couldn’t be who I am
Without her taking my hand
And telling me
To ask a million questions
To scream and sword fight
With the trees
Wasn’t it magic?
Two broke kids
With ripped jeans
And Arizona teas
Driving across the United States
And now she fell in love
She’s moving away
It’s the kind of love that has to change
And as I watch her walk out the door
And kiss her lover
Smiling in the sun
I know we’re back in Eden
