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Damned If I Do
I have wanted to tell you
What is inside my heart
But history has shown me
That wouldn't be so smart
Now the desire burns in me
To follow through
Though my intuition tells me
I'm damned if I do
All I need is love
To be all that I can be
With each rising Sun
The fondness grows inside of me
I want to make it stop
But I know it won't
Maybe I shouldn't tell you
But I'm damned if I don't
I'll do the safe thing
And pretend my heart is numb
I'll be torturing myself
For a long time to come
Logic dictates what I must
Keep hidden from you
I'd sooner break my own heart
But I'm damned if I do
I wonder how long
I will tango with this pain
How long will not knowing
Haunt the hallways of my brain?
I want to ask you out
But I fear you won't
There's no point in asking
Except I'm damned if I don't
07/07/1991
Copyright © 2004 JJ Johnson
US Copyright Office Registration: TXu1-162-978
What is inside my heart
But history has shown me
That wouldn't be so smart
Now the desire burns in me
To follow through
Though my intuition tells me
I'm damned if I do
All I need is love
To be all that I can be
With each rising Sun
The fondness grows inside of me
I want to make it stop
But I know it won't
Maybe I shouldn't tell you
But I'm damned if I don't
I'll do the safe thing
And pretend my heart is numb
I'll be torturing myself
For a long time to come
Logic dictates what I must
Keep hidden from you
I'd sooner break my own heart
But I'm damned if I do
I wonder how long
I will tango with this pain
How long will not knowing
Haunt the hallways of my brain?
I want to ask you out
But I fear you won't
There's no point in asking
Except I'm damned if I don't
07/07/1991
Copyright © 2004 JJ Johnson
US Copyright Office Registration: TXu1-162-978
Published 14th Oct 2011
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14th Oct 2011 6:25pm
this is a beautifully soulful poem..you always write from the heart JJ..love it..peace Crim :)
14th Oct 2011 9:28pm
Thanks Crim, I can't imagine writing any other way. I have come to live from the heart through my poetry. JJ
16th Oct 2011 00:35am
I appreciate the dithering. I relate to this poem so much I feel like pushing you and say 'do it already' haha.
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27th Oct 2011 7:00pm
This poem was recently plagiarised on gspoetry.com. Fortunately I found it and notified the web site and it was taken down. It helped that I had it officially copyright protected with the library of Congress, as I know of at least one other poem by another poet here that has not been taken down. Some people have no conscience. I wonder how they can sleep at night. JJ
