A Few Squares

I wish you hadn't filled this one in for me
With letters made pristinely like the logo on some jet
'Cause mystery is the rib cage of desire
And I don't want your solution yet

And I don't want any end
To nullify a mean
But I've found a way to put a price on death
'Cause oil is just proof that even fossils die
And vapors are all
We have in the end
And vapors are all I have to drive toward you
But what I mean to say
Is that I still haven't left
I'm still hoping that I can save a few
Pennies
That's all the change I can offer now
My latest excuse
Not to take a guess

Take a look here
I bought you a ring
Well it's not much
I got it out of a vending machine
Pennies don't buy much these days
And I wrote you a letter
But you probably can't read it
I would have bought you a card
But look
I've conceded
I prefer to reach you by more than just vapor
So you'll have to accept this plain, lined paper
And text that only I can interpret
Spelled out
But in a way that's just a little imperfect
Could-be responses veiled and awkward
Just to keep a few squares blank on this crossword