Sweet Miriam

Sweet Miriam - Lorraine Feather

Written on a New York sidewalk

One thousand feet of purple chalk

Is a madmans letter to the girl who split in zero zero

He never ever begs for money

Though the guys defacing public property

The five-oh let it go

So they too can read his tale of woe

Dear love of mine

Once again I see the sun shine

Does it still shine on you

Sweet Miriam

Ten years since we kissed

But as long as I believe you still exist

I can survive sweet Miriam

Though I loved and I lost and the cost was terrible

Almost unbearable

I feel no regret

People pass and I guess they see me

As being on the fringes of humanity

Cause I work till creeping night

To get this one thing right

My letter to you

Sweet Miriam

When Im done

Youre gonna come on home

One day I walked by and there were no words at all just drawings of the two of them in the park ice skating stuff like that Once he did kind of a flow chart showing how their affair fell apart But mostly its him talking to her

We had it we had it

We had that deep connection

Far beyond the extremes

Of physical affection

To think you could share it with someone else

I cant describe the hurt

If somehow you turned into a ray of light

Or a speck of dirt

Or even if you were plankton

Floating in the sea

Id know you

I would need you near me

Oh please oh please forgive my delirium

Sweet Miriam

Come on home

Today

Once more Ill wipe it all away

Sweet Miriam

Come on home