eternal sunshine

a tale of two doves from worlds apart
beautiful minds united in a paradisiacal start
a bold experiment in colorful taste
in an alien land; alas, the hyena lay in wait

she traced, she tracked, she lured her bait
cast an ancient curse to rewrite my fate
she stalked and swooped on my blissful state
then connived to prey upon my innocent mate

lorn of heart and lost of hope, i let her go
was i brutally harsh and unkind, i do not know
with a limp wing, she stumbled from a broken bough
queasy flight into the parlous dusk, i lost my love

new feathers ruffled, rich friends of a kind
my pleas unheard, her heart turned blind
eternal sunshine of my spotless mind
each prayer rejected, each wish resigned

i live with memories that will not erase
writhe with raw emotions, i cannot partake
an ethereal connection i refuse to forsake
the utopian dream that no one can relate

time revolves around my intransient world
eager lassies imploring me to fall back in love
i'm stuck in a moment, try hard as i may
my inexorable saga repeats, i've lost my way

[acknowledgements : pope and bono ]