Mistakes

He says
There are no mistakes
People come and go
But they give what they take

I never asked a question
I couldn’t answer
I wanted more than these lies
But couldn’t understand the cancer
No matter how long I tried

I’ll just a woman wanting something clear
I never asked for the complication
The quick sand of time lingers here
In the heart of this situation

But he says
There are no mistakes
People come and go
But they give what they take

He says
There are no mistakes
People come and go
But they give what they take

I never wondered about the scene
All these simple edges sewn
Never asked where you’ll been
Traveled those miles holy owned

I’ll just here for a little while
All the confusion with an idle mind
The helpless, here I am, loves denial
So many lifeless hearts to find

He says
There are no mistakes
People come and go
But they give what they take

He says
There are no mistakes
People hate and love
But never forgive the waste


Written by Barbara Doduk July 12, 1999