Build Yourself Better

By David J. Lovato

Two people meet, fall in love, fall out, and fall apart, left wondering what to do with the pieces that remain. A collection of narrative poetry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David J. Lovato
• Release date: Feb 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310604393

David J. Lovato

I live in Kansas City, where I spend most of my time reading, writing, or reading and writing.

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Build Yourself Better

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David J. Lovato

Copyright © 2016 David J. Lovato

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Table of Contents

In the Middle

Lifeboat

I Can Make a Hundred Dollars Last a While

What Are the Odds?

The Navigator

I Want to Know You

Missing Out

Stupid Love Song

For You

Meet Me Where the World Ends

Into the Night

Every Almost

The Other Side

Edge of Glass

I Thought You Were Someone Else

Deadnettle

Sudden Storms

Life Without You

Now and Then

Treasure Map

Happy Endings

One Locked Door

Ghost Ship

Cigarettes

Afterword

About the Author

In the Middle

In the middle of the night

In the middle of nowhere

Meet me by the side of the highway,

And we’ll make all kinds of plans

That no one else will understand

And all the songs I’ve yet to write

And all the times I’ve yet to share

And you will all be waiting there,

All of this just inches from my hands

And tomorrow night we can do it again

If I stay and if you go

Or if I never even know

The seconds that ticked by

Where you were walking by my side

What do I say, how could you know?

If you stay and if I go

I hope

I’ll find a way to let you know

In the middle of the room

With light shining down on you

Meet me away from my anxiety

And can I be part of your plans?

There’s so much I can’t understand

And all the secrets that I keep

All the people I could meet

The different people I could try to be

All of this just hanging in the air

Waiting for me to reach up there

If I stay and