young and pretty

i could say you're just a kid
and you know not what you did
and it's what i let you do
but that's not entirely true
i could blame it on the smile
that you flash once in a while
but a smile cannot explain
why i let you cause me pain
and why i like to watch you preen
watch you play the beauty queen
call your body sweet
fall down at your feet
which is nowhere i can live
you would have me give and give
while you only take and take
but i guess that's my mistake
and it serves me right
because i really like
young and pretty
i know you're more than just a face
and a silhouette in space
and a shock of raven hair
and a cool aquatic stare
i am so stricken by your mind
and you used to notice mine
but that what quite a while ago
prior to my overthrow
and now i'm almost over you
give me one more week or two
imagined passions do grow cold
far more easily than old
and i will find another soul
to turn into a curio
and say i pray for it to last
when i'd put it in the past
and it serves me right
because i really like
young and pretty

© 2004 paula pryce