Corner Bar

If I had to guess
as to your whereabouts
on any given Saturday night,
well, knowing you as I do
I'd say you were at that old corner bar.

No, I can't say you're a drunk,
who needs a fix of whiskey and Guinness
although honey I've had my doubts.
But on any given night
I would bet my life you're crooning
at that old corner bar.

I remember the first time I heard you sing
coulda sworn my heart would melt
as you sung our story through Mrs. Jones,
and on any given Saturday, it's Sinatra or Queen.
Songs of love but never for me
at that old corner bar.

It all started as a harmless fling
and I didn't mind what I'd been dealt,
even though my friends didn't condone
I really like being your arm candy.
You were the king of kareoke
at that old corner bar.

Weekend after weekend we'd spend
lying in each others arms
and lying to the world about us.
But you kissed me one day
and the secret was out.

I thought your mystery would end
I'd no longer be a card
and this would be more than lust.
I was wrong, it ended in May.
All of my dreams never came about.

I went back one last time
to that old corner bar
hoping to see you one last time.
You pulled me close and kissed me
"Goodbye" at that old corner bar.

I'm a thousand miles
from that old corner bar.
I'm doing just fine
and I've found a new corner bar.
There's just one thing it needs.

No Distance is too Great

As those of you who follow my blog might know, I want to be a writer. So, I'm posting a poem I wrote a few months ago. Please don't expect Whitman or Dickenson but feel free to comment constructive critisism like "This line needs a different word here". If you write something mean like "This poem sucks" that's not helpful to me.
Anyways, hope you enjoy it.

I rarely see the smile in your eyes
and I can count on my hands
How many times we haven’t been apart.
Somehow a bond has been formed,
A long lasting love sown
And you and I are so close.
No matter how many miles between,
No matter how long it’s been
Since the last time I’ve seen your face
Our love still binds our hearts.
No distance is too great
And only serves to make
Each meeting so grand.