Love Poem: Country Song
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Written by: Jo Bien

Country Song

I tried to pull it all from out of thin air
tried to hold you close, bring you much nearer
my arms came up empty, like the hope inside of me
you never gave me a reason, a reason to believe

I hung on with hunger, you starved me to death
that cold, long winter when I could see my breath
I couldn't see you through those frost glazed panes
or in the desert spring when the monsoons came

I tried to make sense out of nothing at all
you never tipped your hand and you dealt the cards
I finally pack my bags so I could move on
from what was never here, from this sad country song