Tempted By Our Sins
by Michael Doyle

We explore our levels of intimacy
How we want things for our family 
There's something to the crave
That will either break or save

There's so much to say
Our expectations will stay
Let's keep to our decisions made
And not give in to being afraid

We move into crash and burn
Instead of hoping we might yet learn
How we can be together
Telling each other we'll do better

Modern life is so complicated
Even the surest things aren't fated
Instead, we hear too many voices
That reminds us of our too many choices

Love is its own decision
It's not a game played with precision
But something we have to make good
It takes work - that's understood

We lurch into the crash and burn
Giving up the hope that we might learn
How it is to be together
Instead of dreaming that we can do better

We're haunted by the traps we set
Lost up in the what-ifs of regret
Could things have been a different way
We puzzle over our minds in replay

There are Peyton Place  voices
That confuse us over our choices
Making us wonder what might have been
We are tempted by our sins

Crushed by the doubts of crash and burn
We've given up hope and never learn
We'll never last together
If we never decide to make things better

(c) July 6, 2024   Michael Doyle
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