has taken away my words

my thoughts a-jumble

my characters

the clarity with which i saw them

obscured

whitebird   has become   lilac wine

"listen to me    why is everything so hazy?"

this woman has no hold on me

i am not beguiled

yet   i am stuttering on the keyboard

~

what weakness of moment

led him to bring her into existence   

into my world

~

i am unspeakably

grateful that he did 

~

lilac wine lyrics by james shelton

so many good versions of this song

nina simone   imelda may   jeff buckley   eartha kitt   miley cyrus   

to name a few

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7TuGz5H7kE