Love Poem: What Does It
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Written by: Ryan Edwards

What Does It

Now what does it profit 
a man to gain 
The whole world 
but lose his soul.

I don't know... 
ask the fool
With the gold.

Chomping on the bread of Decite...
And boy does it ever taste sweet...
But afterwards 
your mouth is full of concrete.

Two eyes  that never meet,
Feeling so incomplete...
Yet we look at each other...
And say...Ssh
we're just being discreet!

Running in circles 
like three blind mice...
Out of sight and out of mind,
Cant you see, 
I'm on my grind
Doing this on my own time, 
This is my house, 
I'm in my prime.

Funny how your life 
is sour like lime...
So you never realize 
the real lies 
that lie 
Deep within the lines 
of a man-made mind.

Yet you act so surprise 
when you find yourself 
in a house full of compromise.

A penny for your thoughts, 
here take a few shots,
Don't worry about the time you lost, 
it wasn't worth much 
so don't count the cast.

Shipwrecked and upset, 
your life holds no threat... 
and the way you act, 
this is the best you'll ever get! 

So step up or get wrecked, 
because the chain is off the neck, 
so wild and carefree 
a short step away from destiny 

ready to take a step 
so, please 
don't ignore 
the blood and sweat.
No longer bound 
By my regret.

So look into my eyes and 
tell me what you see, 
am I your friend or your enemy? 
A good time or a casualty

But at this point 
It doesn't even matter, 
because I break through reality, 
and shatter your fantasy, 
so please don't flatter me.

Because I couldn't care less 
For who you are or
what you think, 

if you swim 
Or if you sink... 
Because this life is too short
And ends in a blink.

Stined by your pride, 
swept by the tide, 
my shame on the rise...
But this little light of mine...
I am going to let it shine and run this
Race til I've run dry.

Now what does it profit 
a man to gain 
The whole world but lose his soul.

I don't know... 
ask the fool
With the gold.

Chomping on the bread of Decite...
And boy does it ever taste sweet...
But afterward, your mouth is full of concrete.