Lips on lips
Under the light polluted sky
Hearts pounding mercilessly
As tongues begin their dance
Feelings too right to be denied
Pressed against the car
Laughter easy, comfortable stares
Eyes lock as lips meet once more

And I thought to myself
"This is love"

Whispered words in the dark
Promises believed in total faith
Moans as soft as flesh as hopeless bodies grind
Lust taking over any means of reason
Lying spent, kissing still
Stroking and embracing
The world long since forgotten
"Will you marry me?"
I hear as dawn breaks through the darkness
How could I deny her
What I also want?

And my heart told my brain
"This is love"

Seemingly perfect
Fitting together so well
Entranced by such beauty
Obsession an understatement
Happiness levels off the charts
No substances needed
Sobriety a gift
While in her arms

And I heard her tell me
"This is love"

Life left shattered
Heart beyond repair
Every promise another lie
Fool to believe in perfection
"I met someone new"
One foot in the gutter
The other in the grave
Pick up another bottle
Contemplating...

My brain tells my heart
"This is love?
If so I want none of it
The pain, the misery
The lies, the betrayal
Run, I told you to run
You should have listened.
Beauty doesn't stay
Beauty lies and gets everything she wants
Even after she breaks you."

"This is love"
I still hear her say
When I drink myself numb
Trying to make her voice go away
"This is love"
I hear in my dreams
Waking up each morning
Remembering, beauty is not what it seems