The best part
The best part is over
all that is left
is you
stranded party goer
and your 20/20 hindsight
and
maybe some leftover sandwiches cold cuts
cold coffee and cold shoulders
you should have come earlier
when everyone was packed in the place
dancing and blowing kisses at the moon
but you were chiseling your masterwork
which has fallen and cracked
now you want in with
the in-crowd
but they have all gone
on to get some sleep taking with them
someone they could hold on to
so take what you can get
before they close the joint
and sweep up the confetti
once again you missed the best part
when everyone
had left their hang-ups hanging
in the coat check
Verse and Chorus
Verse:
when she didn’t want to make love
he threw her suitcase across the floor
then they made love
and had Pierogies at five am
at that twenty four hour place
Chorus:
that was the night she
almost changed her mind
Verse:
she watched MTV in the afternoons
she loved tanning centers
he said he was tired of cleaning
and paying the bills
Chorus:
that was the day she changed her mind
Bridge
if he could do it all again
he would wish for
further indecision
Chorus:
and she would never
have changed her mind
and she would never
have changed her mind
Repeat Chorus
and fade
About the author:
Ivan Jenson, born in Los Angeles California was a child prodigy in art and poetry and earned international acclaim when, at the age of nine, he produced his first sculpture that would be used as the poster for the National Institute of Costa Rica. At age fifteen, after publishing poetry in Indiana, he moved to New York City and received immediate recognition and praise for his bold Pop Art. His “Absolut Jenson” painting was featured in Art News, Art in America and in international magazines. He has sold several works at Christie’s New York. He was befriended by, and painted portraits for, the late Malcolm Forbes. Jenson has now completed mainstream/contemporary novels and has enjoyed unprecedented success publishing his poetry. His poems have appeared in Lucid Rhythyms, Poetic Desperation, Bread & Circuses zine, and others forthcoming.
