One of a Kind

She's pretty as a picture

with a heart of solid gold

But she's tough as nails

and hell on wheels

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

she's an inside straight, she's aces high

you'll go all in just before you fold

with a steel-trap mind

and a kilowatt smile

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

Sometimes beauty's more than just skin deep

the book far better than the cover foretold

she'll hold your gaze 

til you pay the ransom

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

She burns too hot for you to handle

she shines too bright for you to hold

You're just a moth

And she's the candle

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

she'll cop to a misdemeanor kiss

Deny all knowledge of the hearts she stole

A poker face

but eyes that sparkle

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

Every post office should show her picture

She's on every ten most wanted wall

Your wallets safe 

but your hearts a goner

She's one of a kind and she broke the mold

She's a blonde haired blue eyed force of nature

She's a tidal wave of heart and soul

That knocks you down

And leaves you breathless

she's one of a kind and she broke the mold

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Ever After

And we wait

stalking the sidelines and hugging the walls

And we claim

there was nothing worth saving

and it wasn't our fault

And the water flows under bridges we've burned and we pride ourselves in lessons unlearned and we comfort each other that it wasn't our turn as the the moments tick away

We hesitate

when we should have been living and giving our all

And we blame

random lovers and others

should have broken our fall

And we scatter our hours with wild abandon, we ignore the sun moving toward the horizon, we dismiss the shadows as they steadily lengthen, at the ebbing of the day

We blame fate

pretending it knows us and thinking it cares

But the same

restless longing still dogs us

and it doesn't seem fair

who could have dreamed that it wasn't forever, who could have guessed that we'd  casually sever, the threads that entwined us and the ties that defined us and kept us from floating away

Realize too late

the horizon blew by us while we hung back

and the game

keeps on going without us

now we're fading to black

and who could imagine our best days behind us, barely recalling the things that defined us, not knowing the doors closing softly behind us wouldn't open up again

we avoided the tears 

but missed out on the laughter

we came to a fork in the road

and we stood there ever after

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