Nothing less

Sweet Mary Jane

bade me follow where she led

I went eagerly.

She was my life's one true love.

All the others,

there were many,

could not promise

what she offered with ease.

She gave me God.

Nothing less

She introduced me to eternity

Nothing less

She restored my soul

Nothing less

She consoled me during times of strife

Nothing less

She gave me courage to face my demons

Nothing less

She was all and everything

Nothing less

When I committed myself to her

before that God, for eternity;

She took it all away.
Nothing less.

Sweet Mary Jane;

though you left me broken,
dying in the street;

I still love you

for what you gave me.

There would be no God;
no comprehension of eternity.