Why Do I Love You So

Why do I love to love you so- Star of the screen; silver delusion Incorporeal phantasm- is life that empty That only your perpetual dramas Can move me: Dream without a dreamer Story without a beginning Witness without a proof Watching you, is it that I can forget For a time, my life's little pettiness Is your celebrity antidote To my complete lack of memorability? Living through you, there is no failure For an hour or an afternoon Even if your personal life Leaves much to be desired We won't go there- we have agreed To be entertainer and entertained Is it my fault if you go home To empty bottles, a broken life? Try my life on for a while There are no bright lights, no cameras Every day will seem the same No film will ever roll. No one's heart aches for me No one celebrates my triumphs Follows my relationships Stalks me for an impromptu photo When the credits roll at the end There will be no names, set to music Above an elegant black background So if you ever want to trade places- fade to black..