My soon to be ex-wife has virtues, but not the full set. She calls me yesterday to warn me about my girlfriend whom she doesn’t know due to circumstances closely related to her soon-to-be status. This is a reaction to that.
That’s not a fly in my ear
that you’re hearing, my dear
That’s a person I’ve held close
for over a year
That’s not a fly in my ear
Though you claim that it’s clear
That it’s my eyes that don’t see
Do you even know me
The jealous think the non-jealous don’t care
The non-jealous don’t care what you think you’re not there
The loyalties explain any hostility claimed
Emotions are naive as choices lay bare
That’s not a fly in my ear
Though you say it, my dear
When I’m talking to you,
it’s her secrets I bear.
She’s a person I was quite selective about
Natural progression after moving you out.
What did you think divorce
was all about anyway.
We can be friendly enough
But there’s a way where we’re enemies
I was the the guy in the car like a Kennedy
You stole from the knoll
As I bled out for the world to see
I know we grew up on the same street together
I know that we weathered a bit like whatever
There was no fly in the design
when you left me behind
When we open our eyes
Love isn’t blind
When we open our eyes
we should open our minds.
I’m not as stressed as you might remember me then
should be impressed I’m approaching my kind of zen
Just because you slept with a lion surviving the den
Doesn’t mean he’s the beast. You think you survived him?!
That’s not a fly in my ear
That’s a woman come near
She doesn’t have much to say
but her motions are clear
And no I don’t think I’ll be coming home dear
Things fell apart on their own
My work is done here.
Flies don’t have big enough brains to be jealous. We’re mostly just worried about flying around and vomiting when we land. Bzz.