Poison Ivy
Rose Elinor Dougall
As I sing another old torch song
For a lost love that never belonged to me
It’s like that, rests in these walls
I hear its call
Like poison ivy
Twists and binds me
Through cracks and fissures
To destroy this
Silently
Nothing good will come from the desire
To possess someone
But I will claim what’s mine
Hold the hope that they’ll return
Return and clear away
This poison ivy
Twists and binds me
Through cracks and fissures
To destroy this
Silently
