on the midway

i can't help it
i hope you cried on your drive home

i wonder what you listened to
if you thought of words
such as mistakes and
soul mates

i now know the meaning
of you can't have your cake and eat it too

i wanted to write it to you
but i thought of words
such as weakness
and why

did you know
there are many definitions of fair
including superficially pleasing to the eye
promising and
adequate

but i think of the county fair
coming and going
carny games and carnal love
fun for everyone
for a little while

but when the carnival leaves
someone packs up the rubber rings
and someone leaves with nothing

it's a fair game
how you spend your time on the midway