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The Way of Maybe

27 · Mar · 2002

"We attract hearts by the qualities we display; we retain them by the qualities we possess."
-- Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard, French journalist (1734-1817)


I don't know when I wrote the following song. I'm not even quite sure who I wrote it about. That can happen when you write as much as I do. The interesting thing to me is that it could have been anybody.
The quality of my dating life is ... not something that is up for debate. If I have learned anything over the past 3 years it is that a deal is not a deal until each person has discovered every reason to walk out and still decides to stay - that the good outweighs the bad and the head is working as well as the heart.

I have decided, with some prodding from a good friend, that the next person I date, I will put off any proclamation of love for at least six months. This isn't because I think six months is the magical time needed to pass before love can develop. But rather, it's because I don't often have relationships longer than 4 months, for one. (c: And two, though I believe it's possible to love someone and still make the logical decision not to marry for love only; most people think love is quite enough. So I don't want to send the wrong messages.

Any of you unsatisfied single readers out there, I urge you to try a new approach in your next relationship. Think of it as your multimillion dollar investment merger. Make no promises without reading the fine print. Research your potential partner and steer clear of any signs of instability. That is my experienced advice. I, at least, have that to stand on. (:

maybe
i had my coffee this morning
so i might live
so i might live another day
i packed a lunch full of poetry
for the time that that i will waste
waste away
cause last night when you said that i am the moon
i knew

that no matter what you say it all means maybe
and even if you’re saying yes i know it’s crazy
when the last shoe drops i’ll think about believing
until then maybe you are leaving

on the tv it looks so good
to be in love
to be in love with a script
when the season ends we’re put on hold
so i won’t cut my hair if you won’t
if you won’t go
when you asked who really cares i thought
i do

cause no matter what you say it all means maybe
and even if you’re saying yes i know it’s crazy
when the last shoe drops i’ll think about believing
until then maybe you’ll be leaving

penny rene’

Posted by Penny Rene at March 27, 2002 04:28 PM