Poem: But You Can't

But You Can’t
by Jack Brummet

You can withdraw it
Marginalize it
Forget it

Hide it
Lie about it
Or deny it three times before the cock crows.

You can snigger about it
Weep about it
Shout about it

Hide it under a bush (oh no)
Sing the blues about it
Or sweep it under the rug.

You can get an ulcer over it
Jump off the Aurora Bridge over it
Lose your family over it

Lose your shorts over it
Lose your mind over it
Or pretend it never happened.

You can dream about it
Run away from it
Rationalize it

Psychoanalyze it
Or drink it away
But you can't take back love.
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