recovery

in recovery
it was easy to see
when i was too close to her
when the heat swept from finger to heart
when her body warmed mine in the dark
and i chose innocence over action
i chose love over liking
and i recovered

in recovery
my body repairing itself
my mind cloudier than last night
when the lemonade and the sweetness
allowed us too close for the present
and years ago rushed back at me
it wasn't so easy to see
that we were too close
arms all around for the last song
slow and deliberate and drunk
we'll blame it on lemonade and sweetness
and act like it didn't mean anything
and we'll recover

olivia bitting 2000

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