Every Never

I never lose control.

I never lose hope.

I never think of or fear,

the death of the pope.

I never drink.

I never watch the twirls in smoke.

I never laugh like children,

when I hear a silly joke.

I never eat too much.

Never, never more than twice a day.

I never fall in love,

and run out of things to say.

I never plan ahead.

I never believed in forever.

I never liked the word,

so scratch every ‘never’.

I lose control.

I lose hope.

I think of and fear,

the death of the pope.

I drink.

I’m fascinated by the twirls in smoke.

I become a child and laugh,

at every silly joke.

I eat too much.

Much, much more than twice a day.

I have fallen in love,

and ran out of things to say.

I dream of my future,

because I believe in forever.

I wonder if it sounded better,

with the presence of every ‘never’.