Multiplied

i don’t own anyone
but i owe a few…here and there
i wish i owed more
for the love given
and received in kind
but my account is all paid up
nothing from nothing…
~
i look forward each and every day
for the future
that i’m headed for
but all those factors…
people that
don’t know who i am…
i can’t understand the one i know
~
i’d never buy a soul
the one i’ve got
is worth so much…
if i could ever see it
put one and one together…
but it always equals zero
~
i’d never throw you away, babe
all i’ve got is me
and what you have to add
can make me whole…
i don’t own anyone
not even myself
but i’d like to add
you to me
and make it equal one
~
m.j.carson
7-23-1984