Joanna Wang Even If We Did
He drove a short distance, then proceeded to stop the
car.
He said,
'This is all I can take you.
' So I got off the car, and right away a girl hopped
in,
and they drove very far.
Nearly broke my heart, yes it did.
Nearly broke my heart.
So I suppose it doesn't matter what we say anyway.
And even if we did even if we did love in that way,
nothing will be changed.
I sat on the dirt road and watched it split in two.
The shop clerk, he told me roads never meet again.
So I kicked a few stones and watched them roll.
'Should I hitch a ride?' I asked aloud to myself.
I fear waiting here by myself. I fear going nowhere.
So I suppose it doesn't matter what we say anyway.
And even if we did
even if we did love in that way, nothing will be
changed.
What is this feeling?
I do not like it all.
But no one is here to watch me file complaints.
So I shrugged at the wind, biting and harsh.
Well, what can you do?
I thought very hard, though it wasn't a question at
all.
No answer from my mouth.
So I suppose it doesn't matter what we say anyway.
And even if we did
even if we did love in that way, nothing will be
changed
