Not Good Enough

We first made love in April as the earth began to spring
And I gladly gave up everything I owned
For she was all I needed, she was truly everything
And I realized my death had been postponed.
She was such a breath of heaven
So good and sweet and pure
She made all the loves I'd known before
Seem rank and immature
So I dedicated heart and soul to bring her happiness
But I just wasn’t good enough for her 

We sang together, laughed together, drank up all of life
Nothing else could matter much to me
And I began to think I’d never find a finer wife
Oh how could anybody disagree?
She had the rarest beauty
So certain to endure
It outshone all that kings and queens
Possess and that's for sure
She lived in all my thoughts and dreams and gave me happiness
But I just wasn’t good enough for her 

So now I live in darkness, in a wasteland all alone,
She told me that she loves another man
And everything we ever shared has sadly turned to stone
My heart is in the hole where it began
How could I be so blinded
To think I was secure?
Delusion is the path to hell
And it’s too late for a cure
She thanked me for the gifts I gave and all the happiness
But I just wasn’t good enough for her. 

May 28, 2012

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