Paperback Heart, revised

This is the revised poem, Paperback Heart, now even more like a song. It's been stuck in my head all day. If only I could write music...

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Paperback Heart

How long will I live this

paperback life?

Letters stuck in envelopes

days stuck in strife

I guess I'm always hoping

I'll get carried away

But I'm trapped in this existence

day after day.

How long will I live with this

paperback heart?

All my days the flimsy pages

of someone else's art.

I think I'm always dreaming

of getting out to dance

But I stand against the wall

and I never take the chance

How long will I dream these

paperback schemes?

Choking on the exhaust of

someone else's dreams.

All my notebooks filled but empty

Nothing there but grief and pain

Don't have the guts to burn 'em up

Don't know how to start again.

So how long will I live this

paperback life?

Hiding from the real world,

hoping the fictions aren't all lies

My shelves cluttered with memories

of someone else's strife.

I think I'm always wishing

for my hero to ride in

To save me from this drudgery

Let my fairy tale begin.

But I know that we're just people

And I know that love can die

And I know that I'll keep living

this paperback life