Seven Years

How did I love you?
There was no measuring
far above this dirty world
far above everything
in your tower over it
you were clean

So warm and insightful
were you in my eyes
I was sure...the rightful
guardian of my life
damn you betrayer
how you lied

But for seven years
you were loved
I laid golden orchid crowns
around your feet

For seven years
I bowed down
to touch the ground
so wholly your devotee

You were
all I could see

For seven yers
you were so revered
I made offerings
of anything and everything I had

You were
all I could see

A side note...this is a "mutilated" version of a song by Natalie Merchant. Please do not take any part of these lyrics and assign any meaning to them other than for which it is intended!