DRUNK ROMANTICS (Another Highlight...for Chris-Alicia-Nick)

These are those moments- of self-induced teenage angst- That seem to last forever- Even after the excuses are over- and He's gone- and we're left here- with nothing to look forward to- not him, not us, never again- left here- with old moments- never forget you moments- twitching for new moments- it's all the same- I cant see how different it's gonna be- our moments...- so we stretched the truth- (shrug)-we're still hoping for the best- pretending it never happened- the latest next best thing to talk about- next to the inside out girls and stolen stereos- and why do WE need an excuse?- Cause deep down,- its right- its an all around experience- or several- and its not as dramatic as we make it seem- when were done- with our creation- we cried over it- we sweat through it- and we have the marks to prove it- our sweat made it beautiful- crying over it made it hot- we've created poetry- painted it romantic- with black eyeshadow- and push up bras- tampered with our reputation, the one no one respected anyway,- and anyway...- we dont give a damn- we did it- its over- everyone's leaving- didnt think about the good time chances we might have butchered- for the sake of a good high- a fake high- we wernt even on anything- as far as each other knew... and still... her and I- we're left here- stuck thinking about that future moment- the moment when its actually over- and everyone goes home- in a ball field, talking about our boys- and the good ol' days- on a curb, kicking empty beer cans- gnawing on swells that will never heal- lying on the street lit bugs and concrete- drunks stepping past us- with the smell of our future- like they're seen this all already- you can see they're smugness- all the way through their rolled back eyes- because they know- they went through the same thing- and still offer us no counseling- thinking we should suffer just as much as they did- and we're already suffering-more than you know- alone- no excuses- self-proclaimed poets- drunk romantics