familiar melody

we could have been a musical,

the dumb and cheesy kind,

with the happy songs,

the love songs, the fight songs,

the dramatics.

we could have been a happy end,

the kind that makes you cry,

downright bawl like a child.

the theater would have been sould out,

but we couldn't get the notes right.

now i hear the songs i sang to you

and i weep.

my darling,

we could have been so beautiful,

if i didn't have to sing

at your funeral