A Kiss Is A Kiss

I don't know why
I did what I did
But my love died
When I unleashed the venom
Of what I thought
Was a meaningless kiss

A kiss is a kiss
But a kiss may be ain't so
Judas comes to mind
And not a friend or a sibling
Who may playfully do so

Imagine a teddy bear
That you love and you hug
A teddy bear so dear
You carry near your heart
A teddy bear I swear
Oblivious to the implications
Meanings, consequences, and intimations
Of a meaningless kiss
A kiss devoid of logic and reason
But a simple gesture
Of love, flirtation, and affection

And there we were, a friend and I,
Not a single word was needed for conversation
Why we were together we needed no reason
We were there
A few bottles of beer
And this freezing cold winter season

I have to be honest I love her,
This friend of mine
I love her from a distance
Knowing she loves me
Even more so

Yet love is love
But love may be ain't so
And a kiss is a kiss
But a kiss may be ain't so

She was to marry me
She wanted to
And she, herself, said so
I never wanted to
I may have been afraid
It must have been so

But love is love
Yet love may ain't be so
And a kiss is a kiss
But a kiss may ain't be so

At that one moment of clarity
I gazed upon her eyes
Past the window of her soul
Past the fairness of her skin
And the flowing river that was her hair
And the timid tongue that spoke
Only beautiful words
Melodies singing
Until they reach my unworthy ears

At that one moment of madness
I was looking at my teddy bear

And my teddy bear
Expected more
More than the love
I was willing to offer

Still a kiss is a kiss
But a kiss may be ain't so
And love is love
But this love,
My love, just ain't so