Don't Bother

A dark county song

Don't bother with the eyes

Don't bother with the lies

Don't bother coming here

Don't bother at all, dear

I will love you till I die

But I don't want you at my door

I will love you till I die

Then I'll hate you forevermore

Don't bother with the "whys"

Don't bother with the tries

Don't bother with a call

Don't bother me at all

I will love you till I die

But I don't want you at my door

I will love you till I die

Then I'll hate you forevermore

Don't bother ... we're not one

Don't bother ... we are done

Don't bother ... just make tracks

Don't bother coming back

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2023