The Want and the But

The Want and the But
I want you, that’s the first clause in the sentence
I want you and the sentence’s repentance
Comes in the form of the but that follows
The want that the conditions swallows
I want you but, and the but is real
The complicated want is how I feel

The want and the but, the sentence that I’ve got
The want and the but, the complicated lot
Of wanting you and knowing that it comes
With conditions, the want and the but sums
The but isn’t no, the but is the condition
The but is the complicated admission
That the want exists alongside the aware
The want and the but are the honest pair
Of truths I carry in the complicated want
The want and the but are the full account

The want and the but, the sentence that I’ve got
The want and the but, the complicated lot
Of wanting you and knowing that it comes
With conditions, the want and the but sums
I’ll honor the but even as I honor the want
I’ll hold both clauses in the face of the front
Of desire, the want and the but together
Make the honest sentence of the weather
Of my feeling, the complicated want
The want and the but, the full account

The want and the but, the sentence that I’ve got
The want and the but, the complicated lot
Of wanting you and knowing that it comes
With conditions, the want and the but sums